Question
Match the following terms with their definitions/descriptions:
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Literature Review
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Research Design
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Operationalization
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Sampling Strategy
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Validation phase
a.
The process of designing precise measures for abstract theoretical constructs.
b.
Closely related to the unit of analysis in a research problem.
c.
The research process concerned with creating a blueprint of the activities to take in order to satisfactorily answer the research questions identified in the exploration phase.
d.
The part of research where we test our theories using a scientific method through a process of data collection and analysis, and in doing so, possibly modify or extend our initial theory.
e.
The part of the research that includes a survey of the current state of knowledge in the area of inquiry; identifies key authors, articles, theories, and findings in that area, and tries to identify gaps in knowledge in that research area.
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Literature Review
-
Research Design
-
Operationalization
-
Sampling Strategy
-
Validation phase
a.
The process of designing precise measures for abstract theoretical constructs.
b.
Closely related to the unit of analysis in a research problem.
c.
The research process concerned with creating a blueprint of the activities to take in order to satisfactorily answer the research questions identified in the exploration phase.
d.
The part of research where we test our theories using a scientific method through a process of data collection and analysis, and in doing so, possibly modify or extend our initial theory.
e.
The part of the research that includes a survey of the current state of knowledge in the area of inquiry; identifies key authors, articles, theories, and findings in that area, and tries to identify gaps in knowledge in that research area.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here are the terms matched with their definitions/descriptions:
- **Literature Review**
**e.** The part of the research that includes a survey of the current state of knowledge in the area of inquiry; identifies key authors, articles, theories, and findings in that area, and tries to identify gaps in knowledge in that research area.
- **Research Design**
**c.** The research process concerned with creating a blueprint of the activities to take in order to satisfactorily answer the research questions identified in the exploration phase.
- **Operationalization**
**a.** The process of designing precise measures for abstract theoretical constructs.
- **Sampling Strategy**
**b.** Closely related to the unit of analysis in a research problem.
- **Validation phase**
**d.** The part of research where we test our theories using a scientific method through a process of data collection and analysis, and in doing so, possibly modify or extend our initial theory.
- **Literature Review**
**e.** The part of the research that includes a survey of the current state of knowledge in the area of inquiry; identifies key authors, articles, theories, and findings in that area, and tries to identify gaps in knowledge in that research area.
- **Research Design**
**c.** The research process concerned with creating a blueprint of the activities to take in order to satisfactorily answer the research questions identified in the exploration phase.
- **Operationalization**
**a.** The process of designing precise measures for abstract theoretical constructs.
- **Sampling Strategy**
**b.** Closely related to the unit of analysis in a research problem.
- **Validation phase**
**d.** The part of research where we test our theories using a scientific method through a process of data collection and analysis, and in doing so, possibly modify or extend our initial theory.