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Research Methodology AP2

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is known as the process of structuring techniques and strategies that help researchers answer their inquiry.

a)

Research Blueprint

b)

Research Design

c)

Qualitive Inquiry

d)

Research Techniques

2.

Role of hypothesis is very important before _____.

a)

Selection of problem

b)

Data collection

c)

Preparing research report

d)

Drawn Conclusion

3.

_____ aim to classify features, count them, and create statistical models to test hypotheses and explain observations.

a)

Quantitative Method

b)

Qualitative Method

c)

Interviews

d)

Fieldwork Studies

4.

Research methodology refers to the specific approach the researcher takes to conduct a research project

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Research is not considered ethical if it

a)

is not of a very high standard

b)

tries to prove a particular point

c)

does not ensure privacy and anonymity of the respondent

d)

does not investigate the data scientifically

6.

What does the results section highlight?

a)

The success of the study.

b)

Outcome of data analysis.

c)

Psychological interpretation of the statistical findings.

d)

All of these.

7.

The final step in the research process is analyzing your data.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

____________ is used to test relationships between quantitative variables. In other words, it’s a measure of how things are related

a)

A. Regression

b)

B. Correlation

c)

C. Variance

9.

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

10.

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

11.

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

12.
The ____ is a measure of the degree of variation among a set of scores from each other.
a)
mean
b)
scatterplot
c)
standard deviation
d)
normal distribution
13.

The second step of the scientific method; the researcher makes a prediction as to why a phenomenon occurs

a)

observation/form a question

b)

form a hypothesis

c)

test hypothesis

d)

analyze the results

e)

draw a conclusion

14.

What is one disadvantage of a survey?

a)

People don't tell the truth

b)

Yields a lot of information

c)

Provides a good way to generate hypotheses

d)

Can provide information about many people since it's cheap and easy to do

15.

Suggested rules for acting responsible and morally when conducting research

a)

ethics

b)

rules

c)

guidelines

16.
Electronic collections of information is ?
a)
index
b)
glossary
c)
source
d)
database
17.
An alphabetized list of important topics covered in the book and the page numbers on which they can be found is?
a)
database
b)
index
c)
glossary
d)
source
18.
When paraphrasing, you do not want to use the same words as the original author.
a)
True
b)
False
19.

If I don't understand a word and want to use different word, what resource do I use?

a)

Thesaurus

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Easy Bib

d)

Google Classroom

20.
You want to find out about particular atoms and molecules for science. Which resource could you use for general background information?
a)
Atlas
b)
Dictionary
c)
Encyclopedia
d)
Book on atomic scientists
21.
You are researching the pros and cons of bottled water. Which resource would be most likely to include biased information about your topic?
a)
Government website
b)
Magazine article about bottling
c)
Encyclopedia article about bottling
d)
Bottling company newsletter
22.

_______ is a measure of the frequency with which

the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year.

a)

JIF(Journal Impact Factor)

b)

IF(Impact Factor)

c)

H index

d)

G index

23.

Conference proceedings are considered as..................documents.

a)

Primary

b)

Conventional

c)

Secondary

d)

Tertiary

24.

For the data set 1, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8, 9, 10, 12, 17, 18, 21 what is the range?

a)

19

b)

21

c)

20

d)

5

25.

What is the median for the data set 2, 4, 4, 4, 6, 8, 10, 10, 12, 12, 16, 17, 19, 20, 20, 31, 32, 34

a)

19

b)

17

c)

12

d)

16

26.

What is the upper quartile for the data set6, 4, 4, 10, 8, 34, 12, 4, 19, 20, 20, 17, 31, 10, 2, 32, 16, 12

a)

21

b)

12

c)

20

d)

17

27.

25, 25, 29, 31, 33, 37, 38, 42, 46

What is the third quartile of the data?

a)

40

b)

25

c)

33

d)

33

e)

None

28.

Which of the following lists all parts of number summary?

a)

Mean, Median, Mode, Range, and Total

b)

Minimum, Quartile 1, Median, Quartile 3, and Maximum

c)

Smallest, Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4

d)

Minimum, Maximum, Range, Mean, and Median

29.
What is the term for the median of the upper half of the data?
a)
Upper Quartile
b)
Lower Quartile
c)
Median
d)
Minimum
30.

What is the IQR of this data set?

9, 5, 6, 3, 1, 8

a)

3.5

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6.5

31.
What is the median?
a)
35
b)
30
c)
25
d)
50
32.
Which car club has the higher median?
a)
Cruisers
b)
Car Hops
33.
The difference between Q3-Q1.
a)
Bin
b)
Center
c)
Outliers
d)
(IQR)
34.

What is the standard deviation for the data given:

5, 10, 7, 12, 0, 20, 15, 22, 8, 2

a)

6.89

b)

10.1

c)

7.26

d)

9

35.

Which among the following are the best example for research repository?

a)

ScienceOpen

b)

IEEE Xplorer

c)

CORE

d)

Elsevier