Ms. Mathison's Caribbean Studies Module 3 prep

Which of the following statements may be classified as a hypothesis?

• Girls prefer neutral colours

• Obesity can be linked to the heavy ingestion of starchy food

• Money is controlled by government agencies

• Government spending increases each year

Sampling is important in social research because

• it is difficult to study the entire population

• it keeps personal bias out of research

• it is cost effective

• it is based on quantitative principles

Which of the following is the MAIN ethical consideration in any social research?

• To ensure the privacy of the respondent

• To get the consent of the respondent

• To ensure the safety of the researcher

• To avoid manipulating the respondents

A problem statement aims to

• give a solution to the problem being investigated

• steer the scope of the investigation

• provide a theoretical basis for the problem being investigated

• offer a testable explanation for the problem being investigated

Paul wished to include several diagrams and tables in his presentation. The essential feature of these diagrams and tables is that they should be

• properly labelled

• colourful and attractive

• easily understood and necessary

• diverse and numerous

The purpose of research is to

• prove existing assumptions wrong

• produce work of plausible quality

• produce empirical data in support of a theory

• extend the conceptual understanding of a topic

Research is described as 'systematic enquiry' because

• it makes enquiries into the nature of a problem

• it aims to acquire new knowledge about a problem

• it formulates new methods to gather information

• it involves unforeseen observations and inferences

Which describes the relationship between 'reliability' and 'validity' in research?

• There is no correlation between valid data and reliable data

• Reliable data must always be valid

• Valid data may not be reliable once it is believed to be true

• Vaalid data is always reliable

Reliability in research is

• the credibility of the information produced by the research

• the amount of new information that is discovered by the research

• the consistency of the information produced by the research

• the accuracy of the methods used to collect information

Whic of the following activities is involved in identifying the research problem?

• Hypothesizing

• Interpreting data

• Observing subjects

• Reviewing the literature