By Definition,mixed-Methods Research Designs

question 13

Multiple Choice

By definition,mixed-methods research designs

• A)include both relationship questions and difference questions in the same study.
• B)include both descriptive and inferential statistics in the analysis.
• C)include both quantitative and qualitative data.
• D)include a number of quantitative measures of student performance.

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Definitions:

Lie-Detector Test

A method that attempts to determine if someone is lying by measuring physiological responses such as blood pressure, pulse, and perspiration.

Base-Rate Information

Statistical information that indicates how common a particular trait, behavior, or characteristic is within a given population or context.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the importance of information that is readily available to them.

Illusory Correlations

The belief in a connection between two factors when, in reality, no such connection is present.