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Design of Experiments & Introduction to Research

Design of Experiments & Introduction to Research. Design of Experiments. Introduction to Research Definition and Purpose Scientific Method Research Project Paradigm Structure of a Research Project Types of Research Descriptive Experimental. Design of Experiments - continued.

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Design of Experiments & Introduction to Research

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  1. Design of Experiments & Introduction to Research

  2. Design of Experiments • Introduction to Research • Definition and Purpose • Scientific Method • Research Project Paradigm • Structure of a Research Project • Types of Research • Descriptive • Experimental

  3. Design of Experiments - continued • Sampling Designs • Sampling Theory & Random Sampling • Statistical Inference • Types of Designs • Principles of Experimental Design • Confounding Variables • Validity & Reliability • Related Terms

  4. Research - Definition and Purpose • Process - Systematic, Organized, Logical • Investigation of nature and natural phenomena • Purpose - • Develop Understanding • Discover Truths • Ascertain “What Causes What” • Leads to unequivocal interpretations/generalizations. • Helps choose and decide upon one hypothesis from among equally plausible hypotheses.

  5. Research • Research CANNOT prove a hypothesis; however it helps disprove (disaffirm) alternate hypotheses and helps build a cumulative body of corroborating evidence in support of the primary hypothesis.

  6. Scientific Method • Propose Hypothesis (Based on Theory) • Collect and Analyze Data • Test Hypothesis (Statistical Analysis) • Confirm / Deny Hypothesis • Explain Discrepancies • Report Conclusions

  7. Research Cycle • Observation • Theory Formulation - • Statement of Research Hypotheses • Research and Data Collection • Statistical Analyses • Reporting

  8. Research Cycle - continued • Observation • Literature Search, Own Research • Natural Setting, Laboratory Environment • Statement of Research Hypothesis • Supported by Theoretical Basis • Stated in Specific Terms • Testable Scenario • Predictive Results

  9. Research Cycle - continued • Data Collection • Study, Experiment, Clinical Observations • Data Collected and Recorded • Statistical Analyses • Descriptive Statistics • Inferential Statistics • Parameter Estimation • Null Hypothesis Testing • Research Hypothesis Supported or Refuted

  10. Research Cycle - continued • Reporting • Written • Reviewed • Presented • Published • Replicated

  11. Structure of a Research Report • Introduction • Methodology • Analysis (Results) • Discussion • Summary • Limitations • Conclusions • Recommendations

  12. Research Report - continued • Introduction • Problem Area • Literature Review • Problem Statement • Variables (Independent and Dependent) • Hypotheses

  13. Research Report - continued • Methodology • Subjects • Experimental Design • Operational definitions • Treatments • Apparatus • Instrumentation • Stimuli • Techniques • Procedures

  14. Types of Research • Descriptive Research • Experimental Research

  15. Descriptive Research • Describes differences based on observations. • May be used to suggest possible causation agents. • Cause and Effect conclusions are NOT supported. • Descriptive Research CANNOT and DOES NOT prove anything !!!!

  16. Experimental Research • Controls the experimental environment - • Helps discover cause and effect • Manipulates (Controls) the • Independent variable (Treatment) • Do what, to whom, how much, how often where, when, etc, etc, etc. • Observe the effects on the • Dependent variable (Response) • Draw conclusions about the extent of the cause and effect relationship.

  17. Types of Descriptive Research • Survey • Case Study • Developmental • Trend Analysis • Longitudinal Studies • Cross-Sectional Studies • Causal Comparative (Correlational, Ex Post Facto)

  18. Types of Experimental Research • Nomothetic • Ideographic

  19. Experimental Design • Completely Randomized (Between Subjects) Design • All subject participate in only one treatment level. • Repeated Measures (Within Subject) Design • All subjects participate in all treatment levels. • Mixed Factorial (Blocked or Nested) Design • Subjects are grouped according to some common characteristic, then participate in all remaining treatment conditions.

  20. Producing Meaningful Data • Why Sample - Faster, Cheaper, Easier • Meaningful data, not just numbers • What needs to be measured • How should it be measured • What are the variables • Experimental Design addresses the following • How many subjects, how to select, how to group • How many trials • How to analyze the results

  21. Sampling Designs • Simple Random Sample (SRS) • Stratified Random Sample • Multi-Stage Sample • Cluster Sample • Systematic Sampling • Purposive Sampling

  22. Random Sampling • Chance is deliberately used in statistical • sampling, experimentation, and analysis. • Chance helps eliminate bias and helps assure a representative sample. • Bias controlled by randomization. • Variability controlled by sample size.

  23. Sampling Theory • Subjects randomly selected andrandomly assigned to different treatment levels. • Any characteristics (differences) that are present in the population, will be proportionally distributed in a random sample, thereby canceling any bias between the groups (treatment levels). • Any differences between the groups, will be due to the effects of the different treatments themselves and not do to any differences between individual subjects.

  24. Statistical Inference • Making Inferences • Drawing Conclusions • Generalizing • about a population based on sample data. • Estimate the value of a population parameter using the value of a sample statistic. • Form a conclusion about a population in general based on a specific sample characteristic.

  25. Principles of Experimental Design • Control of or Accounting for the Effects from Confounding (Extraneous) Variables. • Randomization • Replication and Repeatability

  26. Confounding Variables • History • Maturation • Instrumentation • Testing • Regression • Selection • Mortality • Interaction of Testing with the Experimental Variable • Interaction of Selection with the Experimental Variable • Reactive Effects of the Experimental Environment • Multiple Treatment Effects

  27. Validity • Face Validity • Content (Internal) Validity • Construct Validity • Predictive (External) Validity

  28. Reliability • Stability (Test / Re-Test) • Equivalence (Alternate Forms) • Internal Consistency (Split-Halves)

  29. Related Terms • Experiment, Subjects, Regressors, Responses • Independent and Dependent Variables • Bias and Variability • Block(ing) / Nesting and Repeated Measures • Within, Between, Mixed Factorial Designs • Fixed, Random, and Mixed Effects • Treatment, Factors, Levels • Control Group, Control, Placebo • Main Effects, Simple Effects, Interactions • Hawthorn Effect, Blind, Double Blind • Anecdotal Evidence

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