Question

read the following descriptions of hypothetical studies. Explain whether each is an experiment, non-experiment, or quasi-experiment and state why for identifying, and for explanation). 5. To test whether phone use decreases academic success, a professor compares the grades of students who have used their phones in class to those of students who have never used their phones in class. 6.Belk Gym gives out surveys to students who use the facilities during the month of January to find out how satisfied they feel with the gym and the work out classes offered.

Answer 1

5. Quasi method

In quasi experimental research, the researcher does not randomly assign subjects to treatment and control groups. In other words, the treatment is not distributed among participants randomly. In some cases, a researcher may randomly assigns one whole group to treatment and one whole group to control. In this case, quasi-experimental research involves using intact groups in an experiment, rather than assigning individuals at random to research conditions. (some researchers define this latter situation differently.

6. NON experimental

Nonexperimental research is research that lacks the manipulation of an independent variable, random assignment of participants to conditions or orders of conditions, or both.

Survey research is one of the most important areas of measurement in applied social research. The broad area of survey research encompasses any measurement procedures that involve asking questions of respondents. A "survey" can be anything form a short paper-and-pencil feedback form to an intensive one-on-one in-depth interview.