Action Research

question 90

Multiple Choice

Action research

• A) assumes one can control for all relevant variables that could influence the study.
• B) assumes that no one can control for all relevant variables that could influence a study.
• C) assumes that good researchers should attempt to control all relevant variables in a study.
• D) assumes that at least key variables should be controlled in a rigorous study.

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Definitions:

Significance Level

The threshold under which a result of a statistical test is considered statistically significant, often denoted by alpha (α).

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated to observe its effect on a dependent variable, considered the cause in cause-and-effect relationships.

Positive and Significant

A description of statistical results indicating that an effect or difference is both greater than zero and statistically unlikely to be due to chance alone.

Significance Level

A statistical measure that determines the threshold of rejecting the null hypothesis, typically represented by alpha (α), such as 0.05 (5%).