The Unstructured Descriptive Study in Which the Researcher Unobtrusively Records

question 6

Multiple Choice

The unstructured descriptive study in which the researcher unobtrusively records participants' behaviors is called a:

• A) case study.
• B) survey.
• C) nondescriptive study.
• D) naturalistic observation.

Understand the publication process of state trial and appellate court decisions.

Identify the components included in the citation of published decisions.

Differentiate between official and unofficial case reporters.

Recognize the purpose and content of secondary legal sources like hornbooks.

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Definitions:

Sample Sizes

The number of observations or individuals in a subset of data taken from a larger population for the purposes of statistical analysis.

Type I Error

The incorrect rejection of a true null hypothesis, also known as a "false positive".

F-test Statistic

A ratio of two variances that follows an F-distribution, used to compare statistical models or test hypotheses about the equality of variances.

Larger Sample Variance

Refers to a greater dispersion or spread of a set of sample data points from their mean, compared to another set of data points.