Research Methodology Quiz

What is the process of acquiring knowledge through a purposive, organized and designed program of activities?

• Hypothesis

• Inquiry

• Research

• Related Literature

Which of the following is a function of theory?

• Making predictions

• Integrating and summarizing current knowledge

• Explaining phenomena

• All of the above are important functions of theory

Which of the following best describes quantitative research?

• Research that is exploratory

• The collection of non-numerical data

• Research that attempts to generate a new theory

• An attempt to confirm the researcher's hypothesis

Which of the following research designs is illustrated when a group of respondents are randomly selected to undergo a particular research-imposed treatment to determine the effect of such treatment?

• Correlation research design

• Experimental research design

• Descriptive research design

• Historical research design

What methods of collecting data that obtains information through an oral exchange of questions and answers by the researcher and the respondents?

• Document method

• Observation method

• Interview method

• Questionnaire method

Which of the following is necessary in obtaining informed consent?

• A description of the purpose of research

• A description of the reliability and validity of test instruments

• A description of the statistical analyses that will be carried out

• A list of publications that the researcher had in the last ten years

What research instruments consists of a series of questions (or the other types of prompts) for the purpose of gathering information from respondents?

• Bar graph

• Documents and records

• Interview

• Questionnaire

What is sample size?

• The result of sampling bias.

• It is the number of elements in the sample set.

• Subset of population chosen to participate in the study.

• Tentative theory regarding the topic under investigation.

In which of the following descriptions describe stratified sampling technique?

• It is used when the population is dispersed over a wide geographic region.

• The target population is divided into strata according to certain predefined characteristics.

• An improvement of the random sampling process when a pre-selection system is in place to complete the randomness of selection process.

• None of the above.

What is Sloven's formula?

• n=N/(1+Ne2)

• n=9s/e2

• n=4s2

• n=P/e