The Review of the Literature Should Help Sell the Study

question 44

Multiple Choice

The review of the literature should help sell the study by doing which of the following?

• A) Showing how someone else has already done the same research before
• B) Showing how the study fills gaps in the literature or extends the literature to new populations or settings
• C) Showing how the study is unrelated to the literature that was reviewed
• D) Describing the population, methods, and procedures that will be used in the study

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Definitions:

Representativeness

The degree to which a particular studied group is similar to, or represents, any part of the larger society.

Sample Size

The number of subjects or units included in a study or experiment, crucial for obtaining statistically significant results.

Interviews

A method of data collection in research, involving direct, face-to-face, or virtual communication in which one individual (the interviewer) asks a set of predetermined questions to another individual (the interviewee).

Focus Group

A process for interviewing a number of participants together that also allows for interaction among group members.