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Dr. Roper is doing a study where she is interested in how parents cope with raising a child with disabilities. She will interview parents and then look for patterns in the data so she can propose a theory of how parents cope. This is an example of deduction.

As Dr. Dollahite collected his qualitative data, he observed fathers, interviewed fathers, and had fathers complete a fathering questionnaire. This is an example of triangulation of sources.

Dr. Hee S. Drunk is using multiple regression to study the effects of alcohol on alertness.

The terms sample and sampling frame are synonymous when describing research subjects.

Which of the following is NOT an element of the Belmont Report?

At the onset, you need a complete list of individuals in order to do a cluster sample.

The way a researcher performs an audit trail is by giving their results and theoretical memos to a researcher who hasn’t been involved in the study to examine.

Systems theory is an example of a general theory

You studied the same people when they were 7, 14, 21, and 30 years old. You have used a

Systematic, quota, and snowball are all types of non-probability samples.