Question

directions: examine the following research goals. state a best fit and worst fit research method. make sure to explain your answer. choose from: experimentation case study correlation naturalistic observation meta - analysis (i.e. survey) scenario best fit (evidence) worst fit (evid dr. swanson was just sent an inventory of a patient with an illness. the symptoms do not seem to match any known illness. dr. swanson would like to collect data on this new illness to appropriately treat and medicate the illness. a case study would be the best fit, as it allows for in - depth analysis of a single patients quirky symptoms and situation. meta analysis worst fit, since combining data and multiple st relevant for a s diagnosis. dr. knope is studying depression and alternative treatments to depression. she has a new treatment in mind that she wants to test. experimentation would most likely be the best fit, as it allows you to control the variables. as well as allowing you to collect data on whether or not the current experiment is working/helping the patient thats being experimented on. naturalistic obs be the worst fit allow for treatment manipulation or testing/experiment dr. ludgate is a high school teacher. she has focused on making sure students feel that they can always talk to her. she wants to know if the new strategies she has been trying are making students feel more comfortable. dr. dwyer has noticed that students in the cafeteria of high school are having to wait in line for lunch for almost their whole lunch period. he wants to get data and learn more about the line system and how students are moving through the line. naturalistic observation, in my opinion, would be a good fit for this scenario. dr. dwyer would be able to watch and examine how students move through the line, without messing with anything. as well as being unable to manipulate anything, or interventions from the observer. mona lisa sapperstein wants to statistically analyze data from 10 different studies on laziness to determine what factors contribute to laziness. dr. haverford believes that going out and treating yourself to a new outfit makes people give better ratings on after purchase surveys. he wants to figure out how to study and collect data. for the next 5, create your own scenario for each of the 5 methods and state why the method works and why another would not best fit (evidence) worst fit (evid dr. perkins... dr. wyatt... dr. gergich... dr. saperstein dr. treager

Explanation:

1. Dr. Ludgate: Best fit is a survey (Meta - Analysis). She wants to know if new strategies make students feel more comfortable. A survey can directly ask students about their feelings. Worst fit is experimentation. Experimentation involves controlling variables and may disrupt the natural environment in which students interact with the new strategies, making it less suitable for this goal of simply gauging comfort levels.
2. Mona Lisa Sapperstein: Best fit is Meta - Analysis. She wants to statistically analyze data from multiple studies, which is the main purpose of meta - analysis. Worst fit is case study. A case study focuses on a single case, while she is dealing with data from multiple studies.
3. Dr. Haverford: Best fit is a survey (Meta - Analysis). He wants to figure out how to study ratings on after - purchase surveys by collecting data. Surveys are ideal for gathering such self - reported data. Worst fit is naturalistic observation. Naturalistic observation would involve watching people in their natural environment without interfering, but he needs self - reported ratings which are better obtained through surveys.
4. For creating own scenarios:

• For Experimentation: Dr. Perkins wants to test a new teaching method's impact on student test scores. Best fit is experimentation as he can control which students get the new method and which get the old one, and measure test scores. Worst fit is naturalistic observation since naturalistic observation won't allow for manipulation of the teaching method variable.
• For Case Study: Dr. Wyatt has a patient with a very rare genetic disorder. Best fit is a case study to deeply analyze this single patient's condition. Worst fit is meta - analysis as there aren't likely multiple studies on this extremely rare disorder to combine.
• For Correlation: Dr. Gergich wants to see if there is a relationship between students' hours of sleep and their academic performance. Best fit is correlation as he can collect data on sleep hours and academic performance and analyze the relationship. Worst fit is experimentation as it would be unethical and difficult to control students' sleep hours in an experimental setting.
• For Naturalistic Observation: Dr. Saperstein wants to observe how shoppers move through a new store layout. Best fit is naturalistic observation as he can watch shoppers in their natural shopping behavior without interfering. Worst fit is experimentation as it would disrupt the natural shopping experience to manipulate the store layout in an experimental way.
• For Meta - Analysis: Dr. Treager wants to combine data from several studies on the effectiveness of different types of exercise on weight loss. Best fit is meta - analysis. Worst fit is case study as he is interested in multiple studies' data, not a single case.

Answer:

1. Dr. Ludgate: Best Fit: Meta - Analysis (Can directly ask students about comfort). Worst Fit: Experimentation (May disrupt natural environment).
2. Mona Lisa Sapperstein: Best Fit: Meta - Analysis (Analyze data from multiple studies). Worst Fit: Case Study (Focuses on single case).
3. Dr. Haverford: Best Fit: Meta - Analysis (Collect self - reported ratings). Worst Fit: Naturalistic Observation (Not suitable for self - reported data).
4. For creating own scenarios:

• Dr. Perkins (Experimentation): Best Fit: Experimentation (Control teaching method variable). Worst Fit: Naturalistic Observation (Can't manipulate variable).
• Dr. Wyatt (Case Study): Best Fit: Case Study (Analyze single rare patient). Worst Fit: Meta - Analysis (Not multiple studies available).
• Dr. Gergich (Correlation): Best Fit: Correlation (Analyze relationship between sleep and performance). Worst Fit: Experimentation (Unethical/difficult to control sleep).
• Dr. Saperstein (Naturalistic Observation): Best Fit: Naturalistic Observation (Watch natural shopping behavior). Worst Fit: Experimentation (Disrupt natural experience).
• Dr. Treager (Meta - Analysis): Best Fit: Meta - Analysis (Combine multiple studies' data). Worst Fit: Case Study (Interested in multiple studies, not single case).