An Example of the Participant-As-Observer Includes​

question 7

Multiple Choice

An example of the participant-as-observer includes​

• A) ​joining a sorority or fraternity to study initiation rituals without revealing your identity as a researcher.
• B) ​telling people you're a spy to find out how they react.
• C) ​telling a motorcycle gang that you are a researcher and would like to ride with them for a year to understand their interaction patterns.
• D) ​being a newspaper reporter who interviews union workers to learn about recent strike efforts.

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Definitions:

Inferential Statistics

The branch of statistics that focuses on making predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample of data drawn from that population.

Confounding Variables

Variables that the researcher failed to control or eliminate, which can cause a false association between the studied variables.

Control Group

Group of participants in an experiment not exposed to the independent variable.