Which of the Following Would Be Most Like an Ethnographic

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be most like an ethnographic research study?

• A) The study investigated gender differences in scores on a standardized mathematics test administered to three different primary schools in China.
• B) The study investigated the relationship between the number of years an individual had served as principal of a school and the extent of expressed teacher satisfaction.
• C) The study described the experiences of immigrants from Mexico who had been enrolled in ESL classes at a local community center.
• D) The study documented the number of hours that high school students at a large high school worked at a part-time job during the school year.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

An indicator of the spread or variability among a set of numbers, showing the degree to which these numbers vary from their average.

Unbiased Estimates

Statistical estimates or predictions that are accurate on average over a number of samples.

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points used in a sample for the purposes of statistical analysis.

Mean Deviation

A measure of the average distance between each data point in a set and the mean of the data set, reflecting the dispersion or spread.