True or false: research methods

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   A correlation proves that one variable causes the other.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Random assignment makes groups comparable at the start.

3. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   In a double-blind study only the participants are blind.

4. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A case study looks at one or a few individuals.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Peer reviewers write to the author and the editor.

Instructions

Tap True or False for each statement.

Explanation