STA630 Online Quiz No. 2
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Question # 1 of 15 ( Start time: 01:09:24 AM ) Total Marks: 1
If a researcher was studying the use of various instructional approaches to the "multiple intelligences" of his students, he is likely to be conducting which type of research?
Select correct option:
Basic
Applied
Evaluation
Grounded theory
Question # 2 of 15 ( Start time: 01:10:00 AM ) Total Marks: 1
If a measure is consistent over multiple occasions, it has:
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Inter-rater reliability
Construct validity
Internal validity
Test-retest reliability
Question # 3 of 15 ( Start time: 01:11:32 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Why do you need to review the existing literature?
Select correct option:
To give your dissertation a proper academic appearance, with lots of references
Because without it, you could never reach the required word-count
To find out what is already known about your area of interest
To help in your general studying
Question # 4 of 15 ( Start time: 01:12:12 AM ) Total Marks: 1
All of the following are true about theories, except;
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They organize and summarize existing knowledge about a topic.
They are tentative until the facts prove them true.
They provide possible explanations for the phenomenon under study
They lead to testable hypotheses through the process of deduction.
Question # 5 of 15 ( Start time: 01:13:02 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Quantitative social researchers rarely claim to have established causality because:
Select correct option:
They are more concerned with publishing the results of their reliability tests.
They do not believe that this is an appropriate goal to be striving for.
They keep forgetting which of the variables they have manipulated.
They tend to use cross-sectional designs, which produce only correlations.
Question # 6 of 15 ( Start time: 01:14:12 AM ) Total Marks: 1
“Skepticism” is a norm of science. It is better explained by which of the following statement?
Select correct option:
Combining the previous knowledge
Critical reading of the previous researches
Providing the proper references of qouted text
Locating research reports in libraries
Question # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 01:15:12 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following provides a solid basis foundation for the theoretical framework?
Select correct option:
Survey
Literature Review
Experiment
Referencing
Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 01:15:54 AM ) Total Marks: 1
------------------surveys are more impersonal than face-to-face interviews.
Select correct option:
Mail
Recorded Interview
Focus *****
Telephone
Question # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 01:17:01 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is not a feature of theoretical framework?
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Making an inventory of variables
Specify the direction of relationship
Presenting findings
Making an inventory of propositions
Question # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 01:17:40 AM ) Total Marks: 1
In _________ definition, a concept is explained in terms of other concepts.
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Operational definition
Working definition
Theoretical definition
None of the given options
Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 01:18:29 AM ) Total Marks: 1
To explain, predict, and/or control phenomena are the goal of----------------------
Select correct option:
Tradition
Inductive logic
Deductive logic
The scientific method
Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 01:19:08 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good research topic?
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It is ethical.
It can be investigated through the collection and analysis of data.
It focuses on a philosophical or ethical issue.
It is theoretically or practically significant.
Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 01:19:47 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is a concept?
Select correct option:
Leadership.
Total Quality Management.
Human Resource Management.
All of the given options
Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 01:20:14 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The most critical areas of an article to read is;
Select correct option:
Results section
Introduction
Abstract
Limitations
Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 01:20:58 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Quantitative researcher's preoccupation with generalization is an attempt to:
Select correct option:
Develop the law like findings of the natural sciences.
Boost their chances of publication.
Enhance the internal validity of their research.
Demonstrate the complex techniques of statistical analysis.
.....................
If a researcher was studying the use of various instructional approaches to the "multiple intelligences" of his students, he is likely to be conducting which type of research?
Select correct option:
Basic
Applied
Evaluation
Grounded theory
Question # 2 of 15 ( Start time: 01:10:00 AM ) Total Marks: 1
If a measure is consistent over multiple occasions, it has:
Select correct option:
Inter-rater reliability
Construct validity
Internal validity
Test-retest reliability
Question # 3 of 15 ( Start time: 01:11:32 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Why do you need to review the existing literature?
Select correct option:
To give your dissertation a proper academic appearance, with lots of references
Because without it, you could never reach the required word-count
To find out what is already known about your area of interest
To help in your general studying
Question # 4 of 15 ( Start time: 01:12:12 AM ) Total Marks: 1
All of the following are true about theories, except;
Select correct option:
They organize and summarize existing knowledge about a topic.
They are tentative until the facts prove them true.
They provide possible explanations for the phenomenon under study
They lead to testable hypotheses through the process of deduction.
Question # 5 of 15 ( Start time: 01:13:02 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Quantitative social researchers rarely claim to have established causality because:
Select correct option:
They are more concerned with publishing the results of their reliability tests.
They do not believe that this is an appropriate goal to be striving for.
They keep forgetting which of the variables they have manipulated.
They tend to use cross-sectional designs, which produce only correlations.
Question # 6 of 15 ( Start time: 01:14:12 AM ) Total Marks: 1
“Skepticism” is a norm of science. It is better explained by which of the following statement?
Select correct option:
Combining the previous knowledge
Critical reading of the previous researches
Providing the proper references of qouted text
Locating research reports in libraries
Question # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 01:15:12 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following provides a solid basis foundation for the theoretical framework?
Select correct option:
Survey
Literature Review
Experiment
Referencing
Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 01:15:54 AM ) Total Marks: 1
------------------surveys are more impersonal than face-to-face interviews.
Select correct option:
Recorded Interview
Focus *****
Telephone
Question # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 01:17:01 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is not a feature of theoretical framework?
Select correct option:
Making an inventory of variables
Specify the direction of relationship
Presenting findings
Making an inventory of propositions
Question # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 01:17:40 AM ) Total Marks: 1
In _________ definition, a concept is explained in terms of other concepts.
Select correct option:
Operational definition
Working definition
Theoretical definition
None of the given options
Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 01:18:29 AM ) Total Marks: 1
To explain, predict, and/or control phenomena are the goal of----------------------
Select correct option:
Tradition
Inductive logic
Deductive logic
The scientific method
Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 01:19:08 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good research topic?
Select correct option:
It is ethical.
It can be investigated through the collection and analysis of data.
It focuses on a philosophical or ethical issue.
It is theoretically or practically significant.
Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 01:19:47 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is a concept?
Select correct option:
Leadership.
Total Quality Management.
Human Resource Management.
All of the given options
Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 01:20:14 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The most critical areas of an article to read is;
Select correct option:
Results section
Introduction
Abstract
Limitations
Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 01:20:58 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Quantitative researcher's preoccupation with generalization is an attempt to:
Select correct option:
Develop the law like findings of the natural sciences.
Boost their chances of publication.
Enhance the internal validity of their research.
Demonstrate the complex techniques of statistical analysis.
.....................
