What type of experiment does this research study represent (experimental design, quasi-experimental design, or a non-experimental design)? Justify your selection.

This is the work sheet that i want you to answer .

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Directions: You must type your responses. Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability.

1. Based on the hypothesis below, please address items (a, b, c, d and e):

Sex offenders who receive individualized treatment plus Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) are less likely to be rearrested two years post-release than similar offenders who are only placed in individualized treatment (with no MRT).

a. Indicate Time Dimension; specifically, indicate whether the scenario is cross-sectional or longitudinal (if longitudinal, indicate whether panel, cohort, or trend) and justify your selection.

b. How many groups are involved in this research study? (one or two)

c. What type of experiment does this research study represent (experimental design, quasi-experimental design, or a non-experimental design)? Justify your selection.

d. What would be the name of the specific research design for this study? Please name the specific design and draw the design notation below (Note: You may use ink to draw the notation).

e. What is the most appropriate level of IRB review for this scenario? Why?

2. Please indicate the unit of analysis for each scenario below:

A. A researcher was interested in how much coverage legislative events received in his local newspaper. He collected newspapers for 6 months and measured the number of legislative stories and the amount of space (in inches) they took up in the newspaper for each day. What is the primary unit of analysis?

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B. Public defenders are more likely to accept a plea bargain for their clients as compared to paid defense attorneys. What is the primary unit of analysis?

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C. Police officers with high degrees of cynicism are more likely to engage in maladaptive coping mechanisms than those with lower degrees of cynicism. What is the primary unit of analysis?

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3.
A) List the 3 ethical principles discussed in lecture:

B) List the 3 levels of IRB review

3. Suppose you were asked by the president of Virginia Commonwealth University to do a survey of the student body about fear of violence on campus. The president believes it is sufficient to stop students on their way to the library and hand out the questionnaire. You argue for a probability sample instead. Your argument should include a discussion comparing the benefits and costs of probability strategies versus non-probability strategies and an argument for why probability is better. However, also convey when non-probability sampling of those students on the way to the library, as suggested by the president, may be appropriate. (Minimum response word count= 150 words; Base your response on scenario given.)