Research Methods Quiz

What is the main characteristic of quantitative research?

What is the key advantage of using mixed-methods research?

Which research approach is more likely to involve open-ended questions?

Which approach is more suitable for testing causal relationships between variables?

Which of the following is a common research design in quantitative research?

• Grounded theory

• Ethnography

• Case study

• Experimental design

Which research paradigm emphasizes the importance of understanding multiple subjective realities?

• Quantitative paradigm

• Qualitative paradigm

• Mixed-methods paradigm

• Pragmatic paradigm

What is the primary goal of qualitative research?

• To quantify data and establish statistical relationships

• To explore and understand complex phenomena from the participants' perspectives

• To generate hypotheses for further testing

• To collect large amounts of numerical data

What is the essence of mixed-methods research?

• It involves using only qualitative data

• It combines qualitative and quantitative approaches within a single study

• It focuses exclusively on numerical data analysis

• It includes random sampling and observation techniques

Which research paradigm is closely associated with positivism and deductive reasoning?

• Quantitative paradigm

• Qualitative paradigm

• Mixed-methods paradigm

• Constructivist paradigm

Which data collection method is commonly used in qualitative research?

• Surveys

• Experiments

• Observations

• Random sampling