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QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

A form of research where the investigator has no control over the independent variable, but has power over how the

QUALITATIVE DATA

Data that is not expressed quantitatively, or numerically. Descriptions of emotional reactions are expressed in qualitative terms.

QUANTITATIVE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH (QEEG)

An electroencephalograph that gives numerical results that can be analyzed.

QUASI-F RATIO

An F ratio that is formed by using an error mean square.

QUALITATIVE EVALUATION

An evaluation yielding narratives from unstructured methods of data collection. This approach is characterized by a goal-free evaluation rather than

QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION

An evaluation method that yields numerical assessments garnered from formal methods of data collection. It provides answers to already designed

QUATERNITY

The fourfold concept of personality as postulated by Jung. Basically, Jung said there are four functions of ego: Feeling, Intuiting,

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

An approach to science that does not use numerical data when analyzing observations.

QUANTITATIVE GENETICS

A study in genetics that examines traits that differ in degree as opposed to those in kind.

QUAZEPAM

A fast acting, medium potency benzodiazepine. It is a hypnotic that may accumulate in the system leading to daytime drowsiness.

QUALITATIVE VERSUS QUANTITATIVE DIFFERENCES

The difference between the type or kind of data (qualitative) versus the amount or rate (quantitative) and which is more

QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

Quantitative research uses numeriacl data from observations to come to conclusions.

QUEER

Generally regarded as a pejorative, it is a slang term referencing gays and lesbian.. In its more benign use, it

QUALITY

Quality is open to individual interpretation, but generally is the characteristic of a thing or feeling that makes it unique.

QUANTITATIVE SCORE

A numerical representation of requirements for a given test or class that were correctly fulfilled.

QUERULENT

Having a quarrelsome, argumentative and suspicious nature. Those who fit this adjective are also seen as being more litigious than

Q DATA

Information on a subject's personality traits gathered from answers to questionnaires. It is also called S data as in when

QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS (QALYS)

An acronym for "Quality Adjusted Life Years"

QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI (QTL)

Points on the genome that contain genes that contribute to any variation in a give trait.

QUESTIONNAIRE

A list of questions soliciting information on a topic.