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What is a primary data source?

• Data from previous studies

• Research articles and encyclopedias

• Government reports and newspapers

• Researcher’s firsthand collected data

What type of research focuses on numerical data?

• Qualitative research

• Quantitative research

• Ethnographic research

• Mixed methods research

Which of these is an example of a qualitative research method?

• Statistical modeling

• Experimental testing

• Focus group discussions

• Surveys with numerical data

What is a common data collection technique in quantitative research?

• Analyzing themes in narratives

• Conducting surveys with structured questions

• Interviewing participants informally and formally

• conducting observation of the participant’s behavior

How does the methodology section relate to the research problem?

• It introduces the research topic

• It explains how the research problem was addressed

• It focuses on the data analysis section and discussion of the results

• It provides a summary of the review of the related literatures

Which term refers to analyzing non-numerical data in research?

• Statistical analysis

• Qualitative analysis

• Sampling techniques

• Quantitative analysis

Which research approach combines qualitative and quantitative methods?

• Mixed methods research

• Experimental research analysis

• Observational research analysis

• Thematic analysis and Grounded theory

What must researchers include about their instruments in the methodology?

• The summary of the discussion section

• A description of tools for data collection. (e.g., questionnaires)

• A review of the findings with the comparisons of related studies

• The names of their supervisors, adviser

Which section typically comes before the methodology in a research report?

• Results

• Discussion

• Literature Review

• Recommendations

What does a methodology section with robust validity ensure?

• Focus on one perspective in the interview

• Generalizations of findings in avoidance of limitations

• Accurate measurement of what the research intends to study

• Repeatability of research methods with uniformity