Lesson 1: Introduction to Research

It refers to arranging and organizing the collected data so that we may be able to find out what their significance is and generalize about them.

• Data collection

• Data analysis

• Report writing

• Data organization

The following are the objectives or purposes of research, except for:

• Causal explanation

• Prediction

• Problem identification

• Description

It is particularly useful when researchers lack a clear idea of the problems they will meet during the course of the study.

• Exploration

• Problem identification

• Drawing conclusion

• Description

The following are characteristics of scientific-based research, except for:

• Empirical

• Critical, skeptical

• Unbiased, objective

• Intuitive

Good research has the following qualities, except:

• It is systematic.

• It is empirical.

• It is replicable.

• It is meaningful.

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

• Basic Research

• Evaluative Research

• Development Research

• Legal Research

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

• Correlation

• Ex-post Facto

• Theoretical

• Experimental

Evaluative research attempts to:

• Find a practical solution for an immediate problem of sociality.

• Contribute to basic and theoretical knowledge.

• Assess short-term effects.

• Judge the absolute norms and scientific rigor, and the highest standards.

It aims at determining the degree of relationship between two or more quantifiable variables.

• Correlational Research

• Historical Research

• Descriptive Research

• Action Research

It is a research that is conducted in the absence of available published data on various socio-economic and business aspects.

• Cross-Sectional Research

• Longitudinal Research

• Bench-mark Survey / Baseline Research

• Social Research