Literature Review Quiz

The literature review synthesizes relevant theories, concepts, and empirical findings except for

• Theories

• Concepts

• Empirical Findings

• Developing new primary data

What is a crucial first step in conducting a comprehensive literature review?

• Selecting appropriate databases and sources

• Writing the introduction

• Conducting primary data collection

• Developing hypotheses

What is one way a literature review helps researchers according to Machi and McEvoy (2016)?

• By providing new primary data

• By highlighting gaps that future research can aim to fill

• By designing new experiments

• By concluding the research

What does Fink (2019) emphasize about the role of literature reviews?

• They help in data collection

• They identify gaps in the literature

• They formulate new theories

• They ensure research funding

How does a thorough literature review impact research design?

• It helps in generating raw data

• It informs the formulation of research questions and problem statements

• It concludes the research study

• It determines the researcher's career path

What tools can assist researchers in managing references and notes during a literature review?

• SPSS and MATLAB

• Zotero and EndNote

• Excel and PowerPoint

• R and Python

According to Hart (2018), why is reviewing the literature important?

• It helps in repeating previous research work

• It helps to ensure that the researcher does not repeat work that has already been done

• It simplifies data analysis

• It guarantees research success

According to Randolph (2009), what does a thorough literature review help establish?

• A gap in the literature

• A solid theoretical foundation for a study

• A research methodology

• A sampling method

Which of the following is a recommended search strategy for conducting a literature review?

• Using only one keyword

• Avoiding Boolean operators

• Using a combination of broad and specific keywords

• Ignoring irrelevant databases

What is one of the primary purposes of conducting a literature review?

• To generate new theories

• To provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge on a topic

• To collect primary data

• To design a research methodology