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Homework Exercise
Answer the following questions, covering material from Ch. 11 of the Methods in Behavioral Research text:
What are single-case designs and when are they most useful?
How may a researcher enhance the generalizability of the results of a single case design?
What is the relationship between quasi-experiments and confounding variables? Provide an example.
Provide examples of: one-group posttest designs and one-group pretest and posttest designs. What are the limitations of each?
Provide examples of non-equivalent control group designs. What are the advantages of having a control group?
What is a quasi-experimental research design? Why would a researcher use a quasi-experimental design rather than a true experimental design?
What is the difference between a cross-sectional and a longitudinal study? What is a sequential study? Which of these designs is most vulnerable to cohort effects? Which design is most vulnerable to the effects of attrition?
What are the differences between: needs assessment, program assessment, process evaluation, outcome evaluation, and efficacy assessment? Why is program evaluation important to the field?
A researcher wants to investigate patriotic behavior across the lifespan. She samples people in the following age groups: 18-28, 29-39, 40-50, 51-60, and 61 and above. All participants are interviewed and asked to complete questionnaires and rating scales about patriotic behavior. This type of developmental research design is called ________________. What is the primary disadvantage of this type of design? Explain.
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What four functions must every economy perform
: What four functions must every economy perform? What value do you find in social science distinctions among economic systems? Do you believe market-based democracies are superior at these economic functions
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At what price will the bond sell
: The yield to maturity on 1-year zero-coupon bonds is currently 6%; the YTM on 2-year zeros is 7%. The Treasury plans to issue a 2-year maturity coupon bond, paying coupons once per year with a coupon rate of 8.5%. The face value of the bond is $10..
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What is the hpr
: Grace Carter purchased 100 shares of the stock of Rock Securities one year ago. Last year the price of the stock was $50 per share. In the year, Rock Securities paid a dividend of $2.40 per share. The price of the stock today is $60 per share. Wha..
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Find the pertinent dimensionless groups
: Find the pertinent dimensionless groups, choosing them so that P, Q, and μ each appear in one group only. Find similar expressions, replacing the pressure rise first by the power input to the pump, then by the efficiency of the pump.
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What are single-case designs and when are they most useful
: What are single-case designs and when are they most useful?How may a researcher enhance the generalizability of the results of a single case design?What is the relationship between quasi-experiments and confounding variables? Provide an example.
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Expected return and standard deviation of portfolio
: What is the expected return and standard deviation of a portfolio that is invested in stocks A, B, and C? Twenty five percent of the portfolio is invested in stock A, 40 percent is invested in stock C, and the remaining is invested in stock B
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Explain what are advantages and disadvantage of social media
: What are advantages and disadvantages of social media? How might knowing these advantages and disadvantages alter how a person might use social media? What credibility issues can arise from information on the Internet?
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Explaining the relevance of social media in the workplace
: Introduce your policy by explaining the relevance of social media in the workplace and why your organization should adopt the policy you created
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Net cash provided by financing activities
: 10. Repaid a 6 year note payable in the amount of $11,000. What is the net cash provided by financing activities?
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