FIRST QUARTER EXAM REVIEW

What is descriptive research primarily concerned with?

• A) Testing hypotheses

• B) Describing characteristics of a population

• C) Establishing cause-and-effect relationships

• D) Exploring new phenomena

Which type of quantitative research involves the manipulation of variables?

• • A) Correlational research

• • B) Experimental research

• • C) Survey research

• • D) Descriptive research

Which of the following is an example of a well-structured research title?

• A) "An Analysis on the "Impact of Social Media on Teen Mental Health: A Study of High School Students"

• "Impact of Social Media on Teen Mental Health: A Study of High School Students"

• "My Research"

• "Things You Need to Know About Social Media"

A good research title should

• A) Be dramatic
  

• B) Clearly reflect the study's purpose
  

• C) Use complicated terms
  

• D) Avoid keywords

Age

• Discrete

• Categorical

• Continuous

• Nominal

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

• A) Gender
  

• B) Temperature
  

• C) Marital Status
  

• D) Favorite Color

Which of the following statements about quantitative variables is true?

• A) They can only take whole number values.
  

• B) They can be measured on a numeric scale.
  

• C) They cannot be used in statistical analysis.
  

• D) They are always dependent variables.

In which type of research would you most likely use a pre-test and post-test design?

• Experimental

• Ex post Facto

• Correlational

• Descriptive

What type of research focuses on the relationship between two or more variables?

• Correlational

• Descriptive

• Quasi

• Experimental

A good research title should be:

• confusing

• clear

• long

• unclear