Research Methodology 2021

What do we call data that are used for a new study but which were collected by an earlier researcher for a different set of research questions?

• Secondary data

• Field notes

• Qualitative data

• Primary data

Which of the following is the first step in starting the research process?

• Survey of related literature

• Searching sources of information to locate problem.

• Identification of problem

• Searching for solutions to the problem

Research is

• Searching again and again

• Finding solution to any problem

• Working in a scientific way to search for truth of any problem

• Doing a scientific project

Mean, Median and Mode are

• Measures of deviation

• Ways of sampling

• Measures of control tendency

• Research approach

Role of hypothesis is very important before _____.

• Selection of problem

• Data collection

• Preparing research report

• Drawing Conclusion

In a questionnaire close ended question are those where :

• The question and answer are close to each other

• The answer are given as option

• Short answer are required

• The question are clear and distinct

The major advantage of interviews is

• the response rate is high

• the interviewer can guess the age of the respondent

• that people are more likely to be honest

• that the researcher can ask more detailed questions

A survey that asks the respondent to indicate their age and includes response categories of age 20-30, age 30-40, age 40-50 and age 50+, violates which important rule for constructing closed-ended items for questionnaires?

• exhaustive

• comprehensive

• relevant

• tangible

What research method is popular because it is comparatively inexpensive and well-suited to study large numbers of people?

• participant observation

• surveys

• interviews

• content analysis

The group of people identified in the research question or hypothesis is called the _____.

• sample

• survey

• population

• operational definition