Basic Research

What are the steps involved in conducting research?

• Conduct literature review, define research question, design methodology, collect data, analyze data, interpret results, communicate findings

• Define research question, conduct literature review, design methodology, analyze data, interpret results, communicate findings

• Define hypothesis, conduct literature review, design methodology, collect data, analyze data, interpret results, communicate findings

• Define research question, conduct literature review, design methodology, collect data, analyze data, interpret results, communicate findings

Name three data collection techniques commonly used in research.

• Surveys, Interviews, Observations

• Experiments

• Literature reviews

• Case studies

How can research findings be analyzed effectively?

• By ignoring the data

• By using outdated analysis methods

• By defining the research question, collecting relevant data, cleaning and preprocessing the data, choosing appropriate analysis methods, applying statistical techniques, interpreting the results, and drawing conclusions and implications.

• By guessing randomly

Why is it important to reference citations in research?

• Referencing citations in research is not important and can be skipped

• Citing sources in research is only necessary for academic papers, not other types of writing

• Plagiarism is not a concern in research, so citations are unnecessary

• Referencing citations in research is important to give credit to the original authors, provide evidence for claims made, allow readers to verify the information, and avoid plagiarism.

What is the purpose of a literature review in research?

• To showcase the researcher's writing skills

• To predict future research outcomes

• To summarize and evaluate existing research on a specific topic.

• To provide personal opinions on the topic

How can researchers ensure the reliability and validity of their data?

• Using outdated data collection methods

• By using standardized data collection methods, conducting pilot studies, ensuring inter-rater reliability, maintaining detailed records, and performing statistical analyses.

• Ignoring inter-rater reliability

• Skipping pilot studies

What are the ethical considerations that researchers need to keep in mind during data collection?

• Sharing data without permission

• Ethical considerations during data collection include obtaining informed consent, ensuring confidentiality, minimizing harm, avoiding conflicts of interest, and being transparent.

• Ignoring participant consent

• Using biased sampling methods