Research Design Fundamentals

Which research design focuses on describing characteristics or phenomena as they naturally occur without investigating relationships or causality?

• Qualitative research design

• Experimental research design

• Descriptive research design

• Correlational research design

What is the primary goal of correlational research design?

• To provide definitive answers to research questions.

• To conduct experiments in a controlled environment.

• To establish cause-and-effect relationships between variables.

• To identify and measure relationships between variables.

In which research design are variables manipulated to determine their effect on an outcome?

• Observational research design

• Descriptive research design

• Experimental research design

• Qualitative research design

Which of the following is NOT a feature of experimental research?

• Controlled variables

• Hypothesis testing

• Observational data collection

• Random assignment

What type of research design is primarily concerned with the relationship between two or more variables?

• Experimental research design

• Qualitative research design

• Descriptive research design

• Correlational research design

Which research design often uses surveys or observational methods to gather data?

• Descriptive research design

• Case study research design

• Correlational research design

• Experimental research design

What is a key characteristic of descriptive research?

• It focuses solely on quantitative data analysis.

• It involves manipulating variables to establish cause and effect.

• It aims to test a specific hypothesis through experimentation.

• It provides a detailed account of a phenomenon without manipulating variables.

In correlational research, what does a positive correlation indicate?

• A positive correlation means one variable increases while the other decreases.

• A positive correlation suggests that both variables are independent of each other.

• A positive correlation indicates that both variables move in the same direction.

• A positive correlation indicates no relationship between the variables.

Which research design is best suited for testing hypotheses?

• Descriptive research design

• Experimental research design

• Case study research design

• Qualitative research design

What type of data is typically collected in descriptive research?

• Only qualitative data about personal opinions.

• Qualitative and quantitative data describing characteristics or phenomena.

• Only quantitative data with numerical values.

• Data that is exclusively experimental in nature.