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COMP EXAM: Research Methodology and Statistics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of research? Select 3.

a)

Gain and acquire knowledge

b)

Solve

c)

Prove

d)

Describe

e)

Explain

2.

What is the purpose of research? Select 2

a)

Predict

b)

Evaluate

c)

Control

d)

Explore

3.

In conducting research, put the following steps in the order they should be completed:

A) literature review

B) methods

C) conclusion

D) analysis

E) problem statement

F) data

a)

A - F

b)

B, C, E, F, A, D

c)

E, A, B, F, D, C

d)

F - A

e)

A, E, F, B, D, C

4.

What is the difference between applied research and action research?

a)

applied research tests a broad theory / action research solves a specific problem

b)

applied research solves a specific problem / action research tests a broad theory

c)

applied research responds to a hypothesis / action research explains a concept

d)

applied research explains a concept / action research responds to a hypothesis

5.

In which type of research is it more likely that the research plan could change as more data is collected?

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

c)

applied

d)

action

6.

A scaled score of 162 is at the 82nd percentile for all GRE test takers in 2015. Explain what that means

a)

82% of GRE test takers scored 162 or higher

b)

82% of test takers scored below 162

c)

82% of test takers scored above 162

d)

82% of GRE test takers scored 162 or lower

7.

Which is the correct equation for z-score?

a)

z-score = raw score - mean

b)

z-score = mean - raw score / standard deviation

c)

z-score = raw score - mean / standard deviation

d)

z-score = mean / raw score * standard deviation

8.

The mean height for American women is 65 inches (5'5") with a standard deviation of 3.5 inches. Zoe's height 5'1" (61 inches). After computing her z-score (-1.14), we can conclude that

a)

Zoe is 1.14 standard deviations taller than the mean height for women.

b)

Zoe is 1.14 standard deviations shorter than the mean height for women.

c)

Zoe's height is 1.14 standard deviations below the mean height

d)

Zoe's height is 1.14 standard deviations above the mean height

9.

You do an in-depth study to determine the demands on people in a Dean of Students position. You focus on a particular Dean of Students, learning about her experiences through extensive interviews, journaling, and shadowing. The story of your Dean is presented at a national conference for Deans. What type of research study is this?

a)

Experimental

b)

Ethnographic

c)

Narrative

d)

Case-study

e)

Correlational

10.

You wish to understand the culture of first-generation college students. As a researcher, you build rapport with different groups of these students in order to develop a holistic description of the culture and the common understanding and beliefs shared by the participants. Your goal is to enable someone not in the culture to know how to think and behave in this culture. What type of research study is this?

a)

Experimental

b)

Ethnographic

c)

Narrative

d)

Case-study

e)

Correlational

11.

A researcher believes his test prep system will increase test scores. He randomly divides his subjects into two groups and gives one group the test prep in the other no prep. He then compares the scores on the next test. What type of research study is this?

a)

Experimental

b)

Ethnographic

c)

Narrative

d)

Case-study

e)

Correlational

12.

In an experiment, to see if two groups have a statistically significant difference, most staticians perform a(n) _________ to obtain a P-value

a)

hypothesis test

b)

independent t-test

c)

statistical test

d)

alpha test

13.

What type of variable is used on a study or test that ranks competitors from best to worst?

a)

ordinal

b)

nominal

c)

ratio

d)

interval

14.

What type of variable is used in a test that provides a rating with a known distance and a true zero point?

a)

ordinal

b)

nominal

c)

ratio

d)

interval

15.

What type of variable is used in a test that provides a rating such as likert scale responses?

a)

ordinal

b)

nominal

c)

ratio

d)

interval

16.

What type of variable describes categorical data?

a)

ordinal

b)

nominal

c)

ratio

d)

interval

17.

Fill in the steps of the scientific method:

1) _____________________

2) formulate hypothesis

3) _____________________

4) _____________________

5) make conclusions

6) confirm or disconfirm hypothesis

a)

establish method

b)

data collection

c)

analyze findings

d)

assemble a team

e)

identify the problem

18.

What is the difference between coefficients r and r2?

a)

R represents correlation and R2 represents probability

b)

R represents variance and R2 represents correlation

c)

R represents correlation and R2 represents variance

d)

R represents probability and R2 represents variance

19.

A correlation between reading and math achievement scores on a national standardized test for first graders indicates a correlation of r = .90. How much variance do these tests share?

a)

45%

b)

81%

c)

1.8%

d)

0.81%

20.

Select the three methods in acquiring knowledge.

a)

research

b)

experience

c)

study

d)

authority

e)

reasoning