Research Design Quiz

Name any five(5) research designs. Briefly explain one of them.

• Review of Existing Literature, Taxonomy, Ontology, Empirical, Non-Empirical

• Quantitative, Text Data, Numeric Data, Modeling, Scenario-Building

• Historical, Delphi Technique, Narrative Analysis, Participatory Action Research, Qualitative

• Experimental, Survey, Case Study, Ethnographic, Mixed Methods

Distinguish between the following; epistemology vs ontology, empirical vs non-empirical, quantitative and qualitative methods, effect size vs sample size.

• Epistemology is the study of being, Empirical is not based on real-world evidence, Quantitative measures quality, Effect size is the size of a sample

• Ontology is the study of being, Non-empirical is based on real-world evidence, Qualitative measures quantity, Sample size is the strength of a relationship

• Ontology is the study of knowledge, Non-empirical is not based on real-world evidence, Qualitative measures quality, Sample size is the size of a sample

• Epistemology is the study of knowledge, Empirical is based on real-world evidence, Quantitative measures quantity, Effect size is the strength of a relationship

What is qualitative research approach? State any three (3) methods and briefly describe one.

• Qualitative research focuses on theories, Survey, Experimental, Case Study, Qualitative: Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis

• Qualitative research focuses on facts, Ethnographic, Narrative Analysis, Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis, Case Study

• Qualitative research focuses on meanings, Narrative Analysis, Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis, Case Study, Qualitative: Narrative Analysis

• Qualitative research focuses on numbers, Case Study, Survey, Experimental, Qualitative: Ethnographic

What is quantitative research approach? State any three (3) methods and briefly describe one.

• Quantitative research focuses on facts, Case Study, Survey, Experimental, Survey

• Quantitative research focuses on theories, Experimental, Survey, Case Study, Experimental

• Quantitative research focuses on numbers, Survey, Case Study, Experimental, Survey

• Quantitative research focuses on meanings, Case Study, Survey, Experimental, Experimental

What do you understand by Mixed Methods?

• Using only qualitative data, Using only quantitative data, Combining qualitative and quantitative data, Using secondary data only

• Using primary data only, Using experimental data only, Combining qualitative and quantitative data, Using non-empirical data only

• Using empirical data only, Using survey data only, Combining qualitative and quantitative data, Using textual data only

• Using observational data only, Using case study data only, Combining qualitative and quantitative data, Using numeric data only

Distinguish between empirical and non-empirical research. Give examples.

• Empirical research is focused on theories, Non-empirical research is focused on facts, Example: Experimental, Example: Research Books

• Empirical research is based on real-world evidence, Non-empirical research is not based on real-world evidence, Example: Case Study, Example: Text-Books

• Empirical research is not based on real-world evidence, Non-empirical research is based on real-world evidence, Example: Survey, Example: Refereed Journals

• Empirical research is focused on meanings, Non-empirical research is focused on numbers, Example: Ethnographic, Example: Dissertations

What do you understand by Survey? What are the four important steps during its conduct in research?

• Survey is a mixed methods research design, Steps: Translation of research questions, Choice of data collection method, Data analysis, Data validation

• Survey is an experimental research design, Steps: Translation of research questions, Choice of data collection method, Data analysis, Data validation

• Survey is a qualitative research design, Steps: Translation of research questions, Choice of sampling method, Data collection, Data analysis

• Survey is a quantitative research design, Steps: Translation of research questions, Choice of sampling method, Data collection, Data analysis

What do you understand by a case study? Identify five (5) techniques utilised in case studies.

• Case Study is a historical research design, Techniques: Snapshot, Longitudinal, Pre-Post, Patchwork, Comparative

• Case Study is a qualitative research design, Techniques: Translation of research questions, Choice of sampling method, Data collection, Data analysis, Data validation

• Case Study is a quantitative research design, Techniques: History/Chronology, Theory, Domain, Research Hypothesis, Method

• Case Study is an experimental research design, Techniques: Pattern matching, Explanation building, Time-series analysis, Logic models, Cross-case synthesis

When should you use mixed methods? How should a mixed methods be designed?

• Use mixed methods when you want to focus on a single research question, Design: Use only qualitative data, Use only quantitative data, Combine the results

• Use mixed methods when you need to triangulate, Design: Collect both qualitative and quantitative data, Integrate the strengths of each, Answer research questions

• Use mixed methods when you want to focus on multiple research questions, Design: Use only primary data, Use only secondary data, Combine the results

• Use mixed methods when you want to focus on theoretical perspectives, Design: Use only empirical data, Use only non-empirical data, Combine the results

Explain the following research designs: Convergent parallel, explanatory sequential design, exploratory sequential design.

• Convergent parallel focuses on qualitative data, Explanatory sequential focuses on quantitative data, Exploratory sequential focuses on mixed methods

• Convergent parallel focuses on qualitative data, Explanatory sequential focuses on mixed methods, Exploratory sequential focuses on quantitative data

• Convergent parallel focuses on mixed methods, Explanatory sequential focuses on qualitative data, Exploratory sequential focuses on quantitative data

• Convergent parallel focuses on quantitative data, Explanatory sequential focuses on mixed methods, Exploratory sequential focuses on qualitative data