Chapter 10 - Nonexperimental Designs

A type of nonexperimental research design that examines the relationships among the variables after the variations have occurred

A type of nonexperimental research design that examines the relationships among the variables after the variations have occurred

The subjects of a specific group that are being studied

A nonexperimental research design that looks at data at one point in time, that is, in the immediate present.

A type of nonexperimental research design that is concerned not only with the existing status and interrelationship of phenomena but also with changes that take place as a function of time

A nonexperimental research design in which a researcher collects data from the same group at different points in time.

The controlled investigation and measurement of the means of gathering and analyzing data.

Nonexperimental study that begins with an exploration of assumed causes and then moves forward in time to the presumed effec

The theory and development of measurement instruments

Studies that trace the relationships or differences between variables that can provide a deeper insight into a phenomenon.

A nonexperimental research design in which a researcher collects data from the same group at different points in time.

A nonexperimental research design that begins with the phenomenon of interest (dependent variable) in the present and examines its relationship to anothervariable (independent variable) in the past

A form of research in which the researcher takes previously collected and analyzed data from one study and reanalyzes the data for a secondary purpose.

Descriptive, exploratory, or comparative studies that collect detailed descriptions of existing variables and use the data to justify and assess current conditions and practices, or to make more plans for improving health care practices