1 Conceptual Exercises & Reflection Billie Jo Pisarsky University of Phoenix PSY/335 Professor: Dr. Nicole Harris 04/03/2023
2 Conceptual Exercises & Reflection Today we will reflect on what we learned about the methods researchers use to obtain research data, and we will reflect on what we learned about research variables and measurement precision. Lastly, we will reflect on one way a professional could use the knowledge of research variables to help improve the functioning of an organization. Methods Used Asking questions is a grave part of research in social science. To receive quality and quantity of information, researchers must know how to ask questions well. Quantitative questions provide data that is easy to analyze, but the information may be limited. Qualitative questions provide a profusion of information that may be harder to analyze. Researchers can use fixed-alternative questions when there are clearly only two options—for example, Yes or No questions. When open-ended questions are used for research, the respondent can provide their answer in their own words. These responses are categorized into the relative frequency of the
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