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Research Methods MCQ 1
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1What are the five key objectives of science in Empiricism?
- Aprediction, summary, conclusion, explanation, description
- Binfluence, prediction, questions, exploration, answers
- Cexploration, description, explanation, prediction, influence
- Dquestions, answers, prediction, explanation, summary
- Aprediction, summary, conclusion, explanation, description
2Which form of reasoning is the process of drawing a specific conclusion from a set of premises?
- ARationalistic reasoning
- BDeductive reasoning
- CProbabilistic reasoning
- DInductive reasoning
3Which “scientific method” follows these steps: 1) observation/data, 2) patterns, 3) theory?
- AInductive
- BDeductive
- CImplosion
- DTop down
4All of the following are common characteristics of experimental research except:
- Ait relies primarily on the collection of numerical data
- Bit can produce important knowledge about cause and effect
- Cit uses the deductive scientific method
- Dit rarely is conducted in a controlled setting or environment
5The Aim or Statement of Purpose in a research study should:
- AIdentify the design of the study
- BIdentify the intent or objective of the study
- CSpecify the type of people to be used in the study
- DDescribe the study
6One step that is not included in planning a research study is:
- AIdentifying a researchable problem
- BDeveloping a research plan
- CStatement of the research question
- DConducting a meta-analysis of the research
- EA review of current research
7Systematic error is associated with:
- AValidity
- BReliability
8An ordinal scale is used to rank order people, objects, or characteristics.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
9What is a research design?
- AA framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data
- BThe style in which you present your research findings, e.g. a graph
- CA way of conducting research that is not grounded in theory
- DThe choice between using qualitative or quantitative methods
10A research plan _____.
- AShould be given to others for review and comments
- BSets out the rationale for a research study
- CShould be detailed
- DAll of the above
11A formal statement of the research question or “purpose of research study” generally ______.
- AIs made after the literature review
- BWill help guide the research process
- CIs made prior to the literature review
- DAll of the above
12Qualitative research is often exploratory and has all of the following characteristics except:
- Ait is typically used when a great deal is already known about the topic of interest
- Bit relies on the collection of non-numerical data such as words and pictures
- Cit is used to generate hypotheses and develop theory about phenomena in the world
- Dit uses the inductive scientific method
13Which scientific method focuses on testing hypotheses developed from theories?
- ADeductive method
- BInductive method
- CHypothesis method
- DPattern method
14Which scientific method often focuses on generating new hypotheses and theories?
- ADeductive method
- BInductive method
- CHypothesis method
- DPattern method
15If a study is "reliable", this means that:
- AThe measures devised for concepts are stable on different occasions
- BIt was conducted by a reputable researcher who can be trusted
- CThe findings can be generalised to other social settings/ populations
- DThe methods are stated clearly enough for the research to be replicated
16Reliability is most simply known as which of the following?
- AConsistency or stability
- BAppropriateness of interpretations on the basis of test scores
- CWays in which people are the same
- D A rank order of participants on some characteristic
17When each member of a population has an equally likely chance of being selected, this is called:
- AA non-random sampling method
- BA quota sample
- CA snowball sample
- DA random probability selection method
18Which of the following statements are true?
- AThe larger the sample size, the greater the sampling error
- BThe more categories or breakdowns you want to make in your data analysis, the larger the sample needed
- CThe fewer categories or breakdowns you want to make in your data analysis, the larger the sample needed
- DAs sample size decreases, so does the size of the confidence interval
19Sampling in qualitative research is generally not:
- ASimple random sampling
- BSystematic sampling
- CQuota sampling
- DPurposive sampling
20Which of the following is not a form of non-random sampling?
- AConvenience sampling
- BQuota sampling
- CPurposive sampling
- DSnowball sampling
- EThey are all forms of non-random sampling
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