Which of the following represents naturalistic observation? a. Researchers watch and record how elementary school children interact on the playground. b. Researchers bring participants into a laboratory to see how they respond to a puzzle with no solution. c. A principal looks at the relationship between the number of student absences and their grades. d. A social worker visits a family home and gives feedback on family interactions. e. Two grandparents sit in the front row to watch their grandsons first piano recital.
CHAPTER 11 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DATA FOUR STEPS OF DATA ANALYSIS 1. PREPARE THE DATA FOR ANALYSIS 1. Prepare the data for analysis Data cleaning: check for errors in data recording or 2. Summarize the data o Outliers: extreme number in an array that doesn’t go with the 3. Put your hypothesis to the test main body of data 4. Interpret data o Duplicate cases: multiple recordings of same individual Calculating scores STEM AND LEAF PLOT Visualize general features of a data set and o Reverse scoring: flipping the answers (5 1)
