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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Fall 2009
STA630- Research Mehods !Sess"o# - 4$


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1%es"o# No- 2 ! Mar/s- 2 $ - 3lease choose o#e
Under which of the following, research method is not applicable?
Business
Government ofces
I+a*"#ar4 5orlds
Health care
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An inductive logic is one that:
Involves testing as eplicitl! de"ned h!pothesis#
Does #o allo5 6or 7#d"#*s o 6eed 8ac/ "#o he 8od4 o6
/#o5led*e,
Uses $uantitative methods whenever possible#
Allows theor! to emerge out of the data#

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Action research usuall! ta%es place in a single school because&
I "s des"*#ed o a#s5er 9%es"o#s a8o% "+(rov"#*
(rac"ce "# a (ar"c%lar se"#*,
It is difcult to secure permission to stud! students in multiple
schools#
'eachers do not have the necessar! s%ills to conduct research
across multiple settings#
(ata collection methods used in action research are designed for
single settings#
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3hich of the following terms is 45' characteristic of action research?
6ollaboration
6ontrol
6hange
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1%es"o# No- 0 ! Mar/s- 2 $ - 3lease choose o#e
3hich of the following statements is '7U8 for $ualitative research
$uestion?
It as%s a $uestion about some process, or phenomenon to be
eplored#
I "s *e#erall4 a# o(e#-e#ded 9%es"o#,
It as%s a $uestion which ma! be open ended#
It as%s a closed ended $uestion#
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All of the following are true about theories, e;ce(-
'he! organi9e and summari9e eisting %nowledge about a topic#
The4 are e#a"ve %#"l he 6acs (rove he+ r%e,
'he! provide possible eplanations for the phenomenon under
stud!#
'he! lead to testable h!potheses through the process of
deduction#
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3hich of the following refers to:A condition or characteristic that can
ta%e on di;erent values or categories:?
A constant
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A variable
A cause and e;ect relationship
A descr"("ve rela"o#sh"(
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3hich of the following is the opposite of a variable?
A co#sa#
An etraneous variable
A dependent variable
A data set
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A(ownsi9ing in an organi9ation in future is associated with the level of
Bob securit! of the present emplo!ee in an organi9ationC is an eample
of which of the following?
6orrelational h!pothesis
(escriptive h!pothesis
E;(la#aor4 h4(ohes"s
4on (escriptive h!pothesis
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3h! do !ou need to review the eisting literature?
To *"ve 4o%r d"ssera"o# a (ro(er acade+"c a((eara#ce>
5"h los o6 re6ere#ces,
Because without it, !ou could never reach the re$uired word=count#
'o "nd out what is alread! %nown about !our area of interest#
'o help in !our general stud!#
1%es"o# No- 22 ! Mar/s- 2 $ - 3lease choose o#e
3hich of the following functions is performed b! theoretical
framewor%?
8laborates the relationship among the variables#
8plains the logic underl!ing these relationships#
(escribes the nature, and direction of the relationships#
All o6 he *"ve# o("o#s,
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3h! is the statementC 3hat are the e;ects of etracurricular activities
on learning development of school age childrenC not a good statement
of a $uantitative research $uestion?
Because the stud! would be too difcult to do given all the di;erent
etracurricular activities#
Because the statement was not speci"c enough to provide an
understanding of the variables being investigated#
?eca%se here are #o e#o%*h school a*e ch"ldre# e#*a*ed
"# e;rac%rr"c%lar ac"v""es o co#d%c he s%d4,
Because there is no connection between etracurricular activities
and learning development#
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3hen the research starts from the e;ects and tracing the reasons bac%
in time, what does it called?
:ase s%d4
8periment
5bservation studies
Historical comparitive research
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3hich of the following $uestions might invade the privac! of a
research participant?
How long have !ou wor%ed for this organisation?
@ha "s 4o%r ho+e addressA
3hat do !ou thin% about !our direct line manager?
3hat happened during !our last performance appraisal?
1%es"o# No- 20 ! Mar/s- 2 $ - 3lease choose o#e
3hich of the following statements would !ou be least likely to "nd in
an informed consent form?
Dour data will be coded in a wa! that will protect !our identit!#
'his stud! has been approved b! the universit!Es Institutional
7eview Board#
'he full purpose of the stud! will be eplained to !ou at the end of
the session and the complete results of the stud! will be available to
!ou when the stud! is over#
There "s #o (e#al4 6or #o sar"#* he s%d4> 8% o#ce 4o%
8e*"#> 4o% are o8l"*aed o co+(lee he sess"o#,
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All of the following are part of the ethics code for animal research,
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'he researcher must be an epert about the species being studied#
Frocedures using reinforcement are preferred over those using
punishment#
Animal studies that are purel! educational in purpose cannot be
done#
I6 he a#"+al +%s 8e /"lled a he e#d o6 he s%d4> a
(a"#less (roced%re +%s 8e %sed,
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3hich of the following is not an eample of deception?
A (ar o6 he r%h "s #o co++%#"caed o he res(o#de#,
'o observe code of ethics#
'o lea% out information regarding an! con"dential matter#
'o create bias between respondents before the surve!#
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3hich of the following terms represents the most general, broad
concept?
'est
Assess+e#
Geasurement
Instrument
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3hich of the following t!pes of scales is li%el! measuring studentsH
deepl! held beliefs about ideas, people, or obBects?
'he Itud! of Jalues
The A"%des o5ard School Scale
'he Itrong 6ampbell Interest Inventor!
'he Ginnesota Gultiphasic Fersonalit! Inventor!
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3hich of the following B8I' describes an assessment that eamines
studentsH abilit! to conduct a chemistr! eperiment in the lab?
Ferformance assessment
Interest inventor!
A("%de
Itandardi9ed test
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3hich of the following functions is performed b! the 4ominal scale?
:ae*or"Ce
(istance
5rder
Uni$ue origin
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3hich of the following functions is performed b! the 7atio scale?
6ategori9e
(istance
5rder
D#"9%e or"*"#
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3hich of the following is the implication of the ordinal scale?
6haracteristics of nominal scale
7an% the obBect
(oes not provide magnitude of obBect
All o6 he *"ve# o("o#s
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3hich one of the following is #o a t!pe of scales used in
measurement of concepts?
4ormal Icale
5rdinal Icale
Interval scale
Ra"o Scale
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3hich of the following scales can measure the 'emperature?
4ominal scale
5rdinal scale
Interval scale
All o6 he *"ve# o("o#s
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3hich of the following e;ect in internal validit! occurs when test units
with etreme scores move closer to the average score during the
course of the eperiment#
Itatistical regression
Selec"o# ?"as
Gaturation
Instrumentation
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3hen !ou are con"dent that the eperimental manipulation produced
the changes !ou measured in the dependent variable, !our stud!
probabl! has good ******** validit!#
Internal
E;er#al
6ausal
6onstruct
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3hich of the following can be achieved b! a longitudinal research
design?
Gapping of change in an organi9ation#
'he change in emplo!ment relations over a number of !ears#
'he eperiences of emplo!ees who begin wor% on the same da!#
Ma(("#* o6 cha#*e> cha#*e "# e+(lo4+e# rela"o#s a#d
e;(er"e#ces o6 e+(lo4ees,
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7esearch ma! di;er along a series of dimensions# 3hich of the
following ma! be applied to this statement?
'he t!pe of data collected#
'he data=collection techni$ue#
'he level of manipulation used to elicit data collection#
All o6 he *"ve# o("o#s,
1%es"o# No- 30 ! Mar/s- 2 $ - 3lease choose o#e
3hich of the following statement refers to cross=sectional design?
A co+(ar"so# o6 5o or +ore var"a8les over a lo#* (er"od o6
"+e
'he collection of data from more than one case at one moment in
time
5ne that is devised when the researcher is in a bad mood
A stud! of one particular section of societ!, e#g# the middle classes
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3hich of the following is '7U8 for research plan?
It should be detailed#
It should be given to others for review and comments#
It sets out the rationale for a research stud!#
All o6 he *"ve# o("o#s
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'he studies in which researchers do not interfere with natural
environment are:
Kab eperiments
8 Fost Lacto
6ontrived
F"eld
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3hich of the following t!pes of surve! research is often used for
program evaluation or accreditation purposes?
(evelopmental surve!s
Lollowup studies
3%8l"c o("#"o# (olls
4o surve! research is appropriate
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3hich of the following is #o an advantage of the self=completion
$uestionnaire over the structured interview?
It is cheaper to administer#
It is $uic%er to administer#
It is easier to prompt the interviewee#
I "s eas"er o re+ove "#erv"e5er eEecs,
1%es"o# No- 30 ! Mar/s- 2 $ - 3lease choose o#e
3hich of the following is most bene"cial to read in an article?
Mehods
Introduction
Ligures
7eferences
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3hich of the following surve!s are more impersonal than face=to=face
interviews?
Gail
7ecorded Interview
Locus group
Tele(ho#"c
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3hich of the following represent a good $ualitative problem
statement?
(e"nes the independent and dependent variables#
:o#ve4s a se#se o6 e+er*"#* des"*#,
Ipeci"es a research h!pothesis to be tested#
Ipeci"es the relationship between variables that the researcher
epects to "nd#
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3hich of the following is to convince reviewers that the researcher is
capable of successfull! conducting the proposed research proBect?
Kiterature review
7esearch $uestion
Research (ro(osal
7esearch proBect
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3hich of the following is representing the responsibilit! of a
respondent to provide true information?
7ight
5bligation
R"*h as 5ell as o8l"*a"o#
4either right nor obligation
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3hich of the following refers to research supported b! measurable
evidence?
5pinion
Ipeculation
E+("r"c"s+
7ationalism
1%es"o# No- 42 ! Mar/s- 20 $
Being a researcher what techni$ues !ou would use to narrow down a
broader problem into an investigable research $uestion?
A#s5er-
@h"ch Tech#"9%e +%s %se 84 researcher-
In m! point of view researcher should use the Muantitative 7esearch#
1%a#"a"ve Research
'his research is used mostl! even in social sciences, political science
and in anthropolog!# Muantitative researchers -
st
use deductive route#
'he! start with abstract idea, follow with measurement procedure and
the end with that data that "nali9e the ideas#
'here are two t!pe of date produced b! Muantitative 7esearch:
AN SOFT DATA:
Impressions, 3ords, Fhoto, I!mbols show interpretive approach#
'he main aim of this is to develop an understanding of social life
and come to %now how people construct meanings in natural life#
?$ 'ORD DATA-
It is positive approach to search in 7esearchers speech variables hard
language and h!potheses# 'he researcher should tr! to establish
causalit!#
7esearcher to be well organi9ed and prepared# It also means that the
steps of proBect are not entirel! predetermined but serve as an
approimate guide or road map# Here is Bust the listing of these steps:
A proposal also ver! important for $uantitative research has most of
the parts of a research report, a title, abstract, a literature review, a
method or design section, problem statement# It lac%s results,
discussion, and conclusions section# 'he proposal has a plan for the
data collection and after that anal!sis the data# It mostl! include a
schedule of the steps to be underta%en and an estimate of the time
re$uired for each step#

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