ABSTRACT

Type I errors versus Type II errors

(see discussion in Chapter 12).

3. Determinants for Selecting a Research Design

There are

three determinants

involved in selecting a research design.

a.

Problem/question(s)

being asked and the

hypotheses

being tested:

• These influence the

independent and dependent variable

considerations already noted, e.g., number and choice of the independent and dependent variables to be studied.