Exam 16: Causal-Comparative Research

The most threats to the internal validity of a causal-comparative study occur in:

When a quantitative variable is divided into categories:

In a causal-comparative study, comparison groups:

Causal-comparative research is so named because:

The major threat to internal validity in a causal-comparative study is:

Matching -Categorical variable

Causal-comparative research establishes cause and effect.

Matching -Correlational research

Causal-comparative research is interested in exploring the cause or consequences of differences that already exist among groups of individuals.

Most causal-comparative studies begin with:

Causal-comparative studies wherein all variables are categorical:

The major threat to the internal validity of a causal-comparative study is the possibility of a subject characteristics threat.

The most commonly used statistical inference test in causal-comparative studies is a t test for differences between means.

One way of providing some control in a causal-comparative research design is to:

Causal-comparative studies are conducted when experimentation is:

Which of the following hypotheses can only be studied by using the causal-comparative method?

Which of the following is not possible in causal-comparative research?

A comparison of delinquents vs. nondelinquents might be made in order to:

Evaluating specific threats to internal validity in a causal-comparative study involves all of the following except:

The appropriate statistical procedure when all variables are categorical is the: