Research Methods

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Appendix B

Research Methods

List the advantages and disadvantages of the following research methods:

|Research Method |Advantages |Disadvantages |

|Case Study |Case studies can help bring new ideas about|Researcher bias toward a specific outcome |

| |behavior. |or view of cause/effect may cause a change |

| |Case studies can help in working with |in results. |

| |problems that are not shown across a large |The case study only applies to small groups|

| |population bases. |of individuals and is not valid for all |

| |Case studies may also show the value of new|treatment requirements in all populations. |

| |therapeutic techniques or unique |Case study case studies rely upon |

| |applications of existing techniques. |subjective evidence. |

| | | |

| | |Events or treatments that seem important in|

| | |one case may be of no help at all in |

| | |efforts to understand or treat others |

|Correlational Method |Correlational allows researcher to collect |Correlation...