RPW Research Terminology

Preliminary Sources are

• Secondary sources

• First-hand research papers
  

• Indexes and abstract databases

• Summaries of different research articles

A p-value of p<0.01 means

• The results are significant

• The results are inconclusive

• The results are insignificant

• The results are highly significant
  

When the p-value is <0.05, it indicates that the

• results are significant

• results are borderline

• results are insignificant

• results are highly significant

Results in research

• provide a summary of the study

• present all the sources used in the study

• present an overview of the study

• provide an answer to the research question

Results of a quantitative research must

• confirm the hypothesis

• be based on random sampling

• be expressed in numbers

• be collected from multiple studies

In the findings/results section, the results of the research can be interpreted

• True

• False

Quantitative research design

• relies on words, feelings, and perceptions

• relies on numbers. graphs, and statistics

The sample in research refers to

• the number of participants representing a target population

• the entire population

• a single participant in the population

• none of these

A primary source in research is a first-hand or original source of information

• True

• False

A hypothesis in research is 

• a conclusion drawn from data analysis

• a measurement of data accuracy

• a summary of the research findings

• a statement of predicted relationship between the variables