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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which science process skill involves making up categories or grouping things together?
a. Experimenting
b. Measuring
c. Classifying
d. Analyzing Data
- 2. Multiple Choice
Narrowing your research topic is an important step in the research process. Which of these topics has the narrowest focus?
a. fish food exposed to microwaves
b. salinity
c. math exam scores after various amounts of sleep
d. All of these.
- 3. Multiple Choice
The first step in the research paper process is
a. Evaluating the process
b. Finalizing the research paper
c. Writing the introduction
d. Identifying the problem or question
- 4. Multiple Choice
The following are characteristics of a good hypothesis, except:
a. fashionably designed
b. gives insight into research questions
c. is testable and measured by the proposed research
d. springs logically from experiences
- 5. Multiple Choice
A predictive statement that represents the researcher’s tentative answer to the problem statement.
a. Hypothesis
b. Summary
c. Conclusion
d. Methods
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following must be stated in question form?
a. Hypothesis
b. Main Problem
c. Title
d. Sub-problems
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which is the correct order of the research process?
a. Background Research – Experimentation – Hypothesis – Conclusion
b. Background Research –Hypothesis – Experimentation –Conclusion
c. Hypothesis – Experimentation –Conclusion - Background Research
d. Hypothesis – Background Research – Experimentation –Conclusion
- 8. Multiple Choice
The following are done during the phase of elaboration of proposal and research plan, except:
a. selection of patients, animals, other objects used for solving the problem
b. determine the purpose of study
c. selection of the methods
d. define the schedule of research
- 9. Multiple Choice
The aim of this phase is production of results and collection of data.
a. Conceptualization
b. Elaboration
c. Empiric
d. Analytic
- 10. Multiple Choice
An ordinal scale is:
The simplest form of measurement
A scale with equal intervals between adjacent numbers
A rank-order scale of measurement
A scale with an absolute zero point
- 11. Multiple Choice
The following are some of the importance of citation, except:
a. It adds credibility to your work.
b. Citation alone helps you avoid plagiarism.
c. It provides support to your ideas.
d. It is a courtesy to the reader.
- 12. Multiple Choice
If other researchers use the same methods as a paper but cannot achieve the same results, the paper could be said to lack:
a. repetition
b. replicability
c. reliability
d. validity
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not italicized in a journal reference?
a. The title of the article.
b. The name of the journal.
c. The volume number.
d. None of these.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a data-collection method?
a. Research questions
b. Unstructured interviewing
c. Survey questionnaires
d. Participant observation
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a type of non-probability sampling?
a. Snowball sampling
b. Convenience sampling
c. Stratified random sampling
d. None of these.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Students in a science class placed ice cubes in a cup. They were studying variables that affected how long it takes the ice to melt. Select the variable that would most likely NOT affect the time it takes the ice to melt.
a. Size of ice cube
b. Size of cup
c. Number of students
d. Temperature of the room
- 17. Multiple Choice
The following values are found in an ANOVA Descriptive table,
SS = 593002242.1 F =25.79502155 dF = 1 P-value= 1.49567E-06 MS = 593002242.1 F crit = 3.924330485
Count = 40
Which of the statement is NOT true about the results?
a. The sample size is 40
b. Fail to reject the null hypothesis
c. F > F crit
d. P-value is > 0.05
- 18. Multiple Choice
Measuring someone's reaction times (in seconds) before and after caffeine would require which statistical test
a. Paired t-test
b. Mann-Whitney
c. Independent t-test
d. Chi-squared
- 19. Multiple Choice
The given p-value of a test result is less than 5% the significant level. Which of the following decisions is NOT accepted?
a. Reject the null hypothesis.
b. The p-value is less than 0.05
c. Accept the null hypothesis.
d. There is a significant difference among the compared group.
- 20. Multiple Choice
A study examining the relationship between height and attractiveness would require which test?
a. Spearman's
b. Pearson's
c. Wilcoxon
d. Related t test
- 21. Multiple Choice
In your research paper, you must include your research question
a. In the RRL
b. In the statement of the problem in the introduction.
c. In the paradigm.
d. In the research design.
- 22. Multiple Choice
One of the main purposes for including a Methodology section in a paper is
a. to advertise scientific products.
b. to demonstrate that your methods are superior to other scientists' methods.
c. to allow other scientists to reproduce your findings.
d. for no reason, most journals do not require this section.
- 23. Multiple Choice
The main purpose of a "References" section in a scientific paper
a. is to acknowledge your colleagues who gave you advice.
b. is to present other papers that the reader might want to consult.
c. is to provide a list of scientists who have repeated your research.
d. is to acknowledge research and concepts upon which your work builds.
- 24. Multiple Choice
What format is used for citing sources?
a. MLA
b. Chicago
c. APA
D. et al.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which of the following should my title be?
a. Italicized
b. Centered
c. Underlined
d. Flushed left
- 26. Multiple Choice
Where are page numbers located?
a. In the bottom left footer.
b. In the bottom right footer.
c. In the top left header.
d. In the top right header.
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which in-text citation format is used when paraphrasing?
a. (Author Surname Year)
b. (Author Surname, Year)
c. (Author Surname: Year)
d. (Author Surname. Year)
- 28. Multiple Choice
Select which does not apply to the format of an APA 7th reference list.
a. The reference list is included at the end of your assignment
b. Each reference is indented from its second line onwards.
c. References are listed in alphabetical order according to author surname.
d. Images, tables and graphs do not need to be included.
- 29. Multiple Choice
What information should appear directly above the table?
a. No information is required.
b. Table number and title
c. Table caption
d. Table reference
- 30. Multiple Choice
The table title should be:
a. In sentence case and italicized.
b. In sentence case but no italics.
c. In title case but no italics.
d. In title case and italicized.
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