It is objective, focused, and outcome-oriented.

It can be replicated in another setting.

Its data gathering involves interviewing and having focus groups.

The raw data are typically words.

It has conclusions/generalizations and recommendations.

It manipulates variables to come up with a well-formulated conclusion.

It aims to answer the what is…?

It is often used in sociological and psychological fields.

It aims to answer what if...?

It is often used in biological, medical, forensic, and other scientific fields.

It attempts to understand the cause and effect.

It focuses on the relationship between X and Y.

It aims to determine the cause or consequences of differences that already exist between or among groups/individuals.

It focuses on one group, two variables with one being the predictor and the other, the criterion.

When running an experiment, you want to see whether one variable has an effect on another variable. What does “another variable” refer to?

These are variables that you are not intentionally studying in your experiment/test.

When conducting surveys, Hazel realized that gender can be either male or female. Thus, gender is considered ___.

When Antonio donated blood last time, he was asked if he weighs at least 110 lbs or not. He checked yes. The variable involved is considered ___.

A medtech student documents the blood type of the donors of ABC Hospital. Blood type is said to be a ___ variable.

Which of the following is ordinal?

A Grade 6 student is conducting an experiment. He wants to know the relationship between the amount of water and how soon will the mung beans sprout. He has three canisters each with the same amount of mung beans but with different amounts of water. What is the independent variable?

A Grade 6 student is conducting an experiment. He wants to know the relationship between the amount of water and how soon will the mung beans sprout. He has three canisters each with the same amount of mung beans but with different amounts of water.

What is the dependent variable?

Justin loves watching movies at home while eating microwave popcorn. Since he wants to make the most out of every money he spends on popcorns, he decided to do something about his curiosity by buying three different brands of popcorn (butter flavour). He wants to see which brand of microwave popcorn has the most number of kernels that will pop. What is the dependent variable?

Justin loves watching movies at home while eating microwave popcorn. Since he wants to make the most out of every money he spends on popcorns, he decided to do something about his curiosity by buying three different brands of popcorn (butter flavour). He wants to see which brand of microwave popcorn has the most number of kernels that will pop.

Based on the situation above, which of the following is a factor that can influence the number of kernels that will pop?

Justin loves watching movies at home while eating microwave popcorn. Since he wants to make the most out of every money he spends on popcorns, he decided to do something about his curiosity by buying three different brands of popcorn (butter flavour). He wants to see which brand of microwave popcorn has the most number of kernels that will pop.

What is the independent variable?

How will the children treat the doll given to them as soon as they finish being exposed to violent cartoons? What is the independent variable?

What is the relationship between educational attainment and salary of employees working in popular accounting firms in the Philippines? What is the dependent variable?

How often do students who use Facebook like and share memes related to their subjects based on the advertisements they see? What is the independent variable?

What is the likelihood of self-proclaimed vegans in buying makeup products that are tested on animals? What is the controlled variable?

Inquiry entails which of the following?

I. Truth

II. Solutions

III. Information

IV. Knowledge

China has presented the Hong Kong protests against the extradition bill as riotous and American-influenced. As an investigative journalist, Xu decided to go to Hong Kong to see the situation himself. When he returns to China, he will write about what he saw and observed. What is the product of the journalist’s inquiry?

Which is true about research?

I. It is the acquisition of knowledge through a purposive, organized, and designed program of activities.

II. It seeks to find answers to problems.

III. It is used to validate and update existing knowledge.

IV. It can be used to combat fake news provided that accurate information is found.

V. It begins when a person gains consciousness particularly when an infant becomes a toddler.

Why do researchers conduct multiple studies and experiments regarding HIV?

I. To know what HIV is

II. To find a cure or prevent it from spreading further

III. To prolong the life of those with HIV/AIDS

IV. To discover aspects of the virus that are not yet previously known

Which of the following is true about inquiry?

I. Asking the right questions can help lead the inquirer to the right answers.

II. It is a process that ends when a person dies.

III. Inquiry always requires a definite answer to what is asked.

IV. Inquiry can make a person conduct a research.