Research Quiz

What does the term 'research' literally mean?

• To analyze data

• To gather information

• To look for something again

• To conduct experiments

What is the main purpose of exploratory research?

• To analyze data

• To explain causes

• To describe characteristics

• To formulate precise questions

Which type of research aims to describe characteristics of a phenomenon?

• Explanatory research

• Descriptive research

• Exploratory research

• Qualitative research

What is a characteristic of quantitative research?

• Qualitative data

• Objective measurement

• Subjective analysis

• Narrative descriptions

What type of research design helps investigate cause-and-effect relationships?

• Comparative design

• Descriptive design

• True experimental design

• Quasi-experimental design

Which of the following is a type of qualitative research?

• Survey research

• Case study

• Statistical analysis

• Experimental research

What is the purpose of evaluative research design?

• To gather qualitative data

• To make judgments of worth or value

• To describe a population

• To compare different groups

What type of variable can take an infinite number of values?

• Ordinal variable

• Discrete variable

• Continuous variable

• Nominal variable

Which of the following is an example of a discrete variable?

• Height

• Number of children

• Weight

• Temperature

What is the main focus of explanatory research?

• To gather data

• To formulate questions

• To explain why something occurs

• To describe characteristics