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You are interested in whether infants who craw early (early crawler are defined by crawling by or before 6 mo old) are more likely to talk early (defined by saying 10 or more words by 10 months old) than infants who crawl later (late crawlers are defined by crawling at or after 12 mo old). In other words, is crawling early related to talking early?
Questions:
1. What methodology (quantitative or qualitative) would you employ? Provide at least 2 detailed reasons for your chosen methodology in your explanation.
2. How would you go about collecting data (naturalistic observation, structured observation, parental report, structured interview, clinical interview, correlational, experimental)? Describe how you would collect the data.
3. Given the data collection method you've chosen (answer to question b), what is a potential disadvantage of your study?
4. What research design (cross sectional, longitudinal) would you choose? Provide at least 2 detailed reasons for your chosen research design.
5. Given the research design you've chosen (answer to question d), what is a potential disadvantage of your study?
You are interested in whether a new method for teaching algebra to 9th graders will increase those same students' SAT scores taken when they are in 12th grade.
Questions:
1. What methodology (quantitative or qualitative) would you employ? Provide at least 2 detailed reasons for your chosen methodology in your explanation.
2. How would you go about collecting data (naturalistic observation, structured observation, parental report, structured interview, clinical interview, correlational, experimental)? Describe how you would collect the data.
3. Given the research question, would it be more appropriate to use a within-subjects or between-subjects design? Provide at least 1 detailed reason for your choice.
4. What research design (cross sectional, longitudinal) would you choose? Provide at least 2 detailed reasons for your chosen research design.
5. Given the research design you've chosen (answer to question d), what is a potential disadvantage of your study?