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What do you call the degree of consistency and precision which produces a stable result of the conducted research?
Consistency
Reliability
Scope
Introduction
This refers to a paper and pencil data gathering method wherein the subject or respondent completely answers a series of questions.
interview method
question and answer method
methodology
questionnaire
This refers to a particular procedure or set of procedures applied in conducting a research or study.
Introduction
Review of Related Literature
Methodology
Findings, Results and Recommendations
The extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant.
Limitation
Scope
Methodology
Literature
This refers to the information or content from different sources related to the topic.
Literature
Methodology
References
Sources
The sources you used on your research.
Sources
References
Literature
Results
It establishes the scope, context and significance of the research to be conducted. This also states the purpose why the study will be conducted.
Introduction
Review of Related Literature
Methodology
Results and Recommendations
A closing paragraph that summarizes the main points of your research and is intended for the readers to know why your research should matter to them after they read it.
Introduction
Conclusion
Results
Thesis Statement
The systematic investigation that aims to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
Observation
Reseach
Investigation
Scientific Investigation
A qualitative research problem statement:
Specifies the research methods to be utilized
Specifies a research hypothesis
Expresses a relationship between variables
Conveys a sense of emerging design
Qualitative research is used in all the following circumstances, EXCEPT:
It is based on a collection of non-numerical data such as words and pictures
It often uses small samples
It uses the inductive method
It is typically used when a great deal is already known about the topic of interest
In an experiment, the group that does not receive the intervention is called:
The experimental group
The participant group
The control group
The treatment group
One advantage of using a questionnaire is that:
Probe questions can be asked
Respondents can be put at ease
Interview bias can be avoided
Response rates are always high
Which of the following is true of observations?
It takes less time than interviews
It is often not possible to determine exactly why people behave as they do
Covert observation raises fewer ethical concerns than overt
All of the above
When conducting an interview, asking questions such as: "What else? or ‘Could you expand on that?’ are all forms of:
Structured responses
Category questions
Protocols
Probes
The ‘reliability’of a measure refers to the researcher asking:
Does it give consistent results?
Does it measure what it is supposed to measure?
Can the results be generalized?
Does it have face reliability?
Validity in interviews is strengthened by the following EXCEPT:
Building rapport with interviewees
Multiple questions cover the same theme
Constructing interview schedules that contain themes drawn from the literature
Prompting respondents to expand on initial responses
The first step of research process is ?
Sampling
Data Collection
Hypothesis Setting
Problem Identification
Problem Statement Should be
Expressed in simple term
Capable of being solve
Clear and precise
All of the above
Which is not a type of research design?
Nominal
Descriptive
Exploratory
Experimental
Ethnography is originating in.................
Sociology
Psychology
Anthropology
Philosophy
Recording, editing, coding are the part of .........
Data Collection
Sampling
Data Analysis
None of the above
What is problem?
The uncontrolled situation
Gap between actual and desired situation
Highly correlated with hypothesis
None of the above
An interview technique that tries to draw deeper and more elaborate explanations from the discussion is called?
Focus group discussion
Observation
Probing
None of the above
There are----------- types of intervening variables.
2
3
4
5
What is the purpose of research?
To increase understanding
To ensure ethical behaviour
To make use of questionnaires
To formulate a research proposal
Which of the following best defines a hypothesis
An explanation of a topic
A set of rules of conduct to be followed in research
A problem or statement to be investigated through research
A process used to select individuals to participate in research
It is known as the process of structuring techniques and strategies that help researchers answer their inquiry.
Research Blueprint
Research Design
Qualitive Inquiry
Research Techniques
This approach is commonly used to elicit different ideas, opinions, or beliefs from the respondents.
Sampling
Belief theory
Grounded theory
Brainstorming
A group of research elements within which the research respondents will be taken from.
Population
Study population
Sample
Target population
It is the process of choosing samples from a population.
Sample
Population
Sampling
Participants are sampled according to what is conveniently available.
Accidental Sampling
Modal instance sampling
Cluster Sampling
Participants who exhibit the “most common” occurrence are sampled accordingly
Convenience Sampling
Cluster Sampling
Modal Instance Sampling
Each member of the population has a chance of being selected as a participant of a study.
Non-probability Sampling
Probability Sampling
Define 'primary' data
Data collected from the internet
Data collected using other forms of media
Data collected through questionnaires, interviews and observations
Data not yet published
Define 'secondary' data
Data that is published
Data that you have collected yourself
Data collected using interviews and questionnaires
How many types of classifications of data are there in the chapter?
3
2
5
6
Identify the classifications of data...
Primary, secondary, discrete, Interviews, observations and nominal
Discrete, secondary, interval, ratio and secondary
Secondary, discrete, ratio, interval, focus groups and observations
Nominal, ordinal, discrete, interval, ratio and continuous
What are research designs?
The overall structure of your research
Using multi-methods to collect data
A way of measuring validity of your data collected
Your aims and objectives of research
What are the two types of research?
Qualitative and quantitative
Primary and secondary
Proposal and ethics
Structured and unstructured
Open and closed questions
Identify qualitative data collection techniques
Focus groups
Questionnaires
Observations
Interviews
Laboratory-based
Identify quantitative data collection techniques
Focus groups
Questionnaires
Observations
Interviews
Laboratory-based
Structured interviews....
start with a question and then a conversation follows
are guided by set questions that you adhere to without making any changes based upon the participants responses
are group based interview where the group interaction is an essential aspect of data collection
are when an interviewer follow a guidance of questions but allows scope for probing further.
Unstructured interviews...
start with a question and then a conversation follows
are guided by set questions that you adhere to without making any changes based upon the participants responses
are group based interview where the group interaction is an essential aspect of data collection
are when an interviewer follow a guidance of questions but allows scope for probing further.
Semi-structured interviews
start with a question and then a conversation follows
are guided by set questions that you adhere to without making any changes based upon the participants responses
are group based interview where the group interaction is an essential aspect of data collection
are when an interviewer follow a guidance of questions but allows scope for probing further.
When is informed consent collected during research?
Just before participants take part in data collection
Before your proposal has been signed off
Before you conduct research
After you have submitted your proposal and ethics form
Once your proposal and ethics form have been cleared
Research designs: What do we mean by 'experimental'?
Research that involves using a range of participants with different backgrounds, ages and genders from the overall population
To look at the effects of an independent variable on a dependent variable.
Measuring the same variables over a long period of time and requires greater resources than other types of research
Investigating a particular phenomenon (e.g. an individual or team) over a long period of time.
The researcher compares two or more things with the aim of discovering something about one or all of them.
Research designs: What do we mean by 'Cross-sectional'?
Research that involves using a range of participants with different backgrounds, ages and genders from the overall population
To look at the effects of an independent variable on a dependent variable.
Measuring the same variables over a long period of time and requires greater resources than other types of research
Investigating a particular phenomenon (e.g. an individual or team) over a long period of time.
The researcher compares two or more things with the aim of discovering something about one or all of them.
How many types of research designs are there in this particular chapter?
3
2
5
6
Research designs: What do we mean by 'longitudinal'?
Research that involves using a range of participants with different backgrounds, ages and genders from the overall population
To look at the effects of an independent variable on a dependent variable.
Measuring the same variables over a long period of time and requires greater resources than other types of research
Investigating a particular phenomenon (e.g. an individual or team) over a long period of time.
The researcher compares two or more things with the aim of discovering something about one or all of them.
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