A Type of Research Design That Has as Its Primary

question 21

Multiple Choice

A type of research design that has as its primary objective the provision of insights into and comprehension of the problem situation confronting the researcher is called ________.

• A) conclusive research
• B) descriptive research
• C) causal research
• D) exploratory research
• E) insight research

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Definitions:

Alpha

In statistics, alpha often denotes the level of significance, a threshold below which the null hypothesis is rejected.

Chi-Square

A statistical test used to determine if a significant relationship exists between two categorical variables in a contingency table.

Degrees of Freedom (df)

Number of values or quantities free to vary when a statistic is used to estimate a parameter.

Expected Frequency

In statistics, the frequency expected in a category of a contingency table under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true.