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CCRM 4013 SET I

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

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.

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

5.

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

6.

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

What type of variable describes categorical data?

a)

ordinal

b)

nominal

c)

ratio

d)

interval

10.

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

11.

Identify the true statement.

a)

A is the median, B is the mean

b)

A is the median, C is the mean

c)

B is the median, A is the mean

d)

C is median, A is the mean

e)

B is the median, C is the mean

12.
Dylan wants to know how the students at his school rate the cafeteria.  He surveyed his school's basketball team to rate the school cafeteria. Is this a biased sample of the school's population?
a)
Yes, because it is a convenience survey
b)
No, the basketball team has the smartest students
c)
Yes, because it's voluntary survey
d)
No, he should have asked the football team
13.
Identify the Population:
Wicomico County Public Schools randomly selected 230 teachers to find out which technology resource it's teachers feel is the most effective.
a)
230 Teachers
b)
All Wicomico County Teachers
c)
Students
d)
Wicomico County Public Schools
14.

What do you call the graph which uses horizontal or vertical bars to represent data?

a)

Bar Graph

b)

Line Graph

c)

Pictograph

d)

Pie graph

15.

What year has the lowest amount of money invested?

a)

2010

b)

2011

c)

2012

16.

What is the mean of the two middle numbers?

a)

Mean

b)

Median

c)

Middle

d)

Mode

17.

The number that occurs most often in data set is called ____.

a)

Mean

b)

Median

c)

Mode

d)

Redundant

18.

What is the possible set of data if it has a mean of 50?

a)

45, 60, 45, 75, 25, 60, 40

b)

50, 50, 50, 50, 45, 5, 50

c)

45, 65, 45, 75, 25, 65, 45

d)

45, 45, 45, 65, 65, 65, 50

19.

Edna's Math test score were 79, 51, 83, 76, 99, 75, 73, 84, and 77. What is Edna's average test score?

a)

77

b)

77.44

c)

78

d)

78.44

20.

It is the difference between the lowest and highest number on a particular scale.

a)

Power

b)

Order

c)

Range

d)

Sum

21.

These measures include variance, standard deviation, and standard error of the mean.

a)

Measures of Central Angle

b)

Measures of Central Tendency

c)

Measures of Position

d)

Measures of Variability

22.

What is the element that not in group of measure of central tendency?

a)

mean

b)

variance

c)

mode

d)

median

23.
A data set can have more than one median?
a)
True
b)
False
24.
A data set can have more than one mode
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Alexandra is testing the quality of her Nikon camera against the camera on her iPhone.  The different cameras is the __ variable.
a)
constant (same)
b)
dependent (measured)
c)
independent (changes)
26.
Khaleel is testing how the use of stress balls during testing affects a student's test score.  The students' average test scores who used the stress balls is the __ variable.
a)
dependent (measured)
b)
constant (same)
c)
independent (changes)
27.
Walker is testing which fertilizer will grow the tallest grass.  The height of the grown grass is the __ variable.
a)
constant (same)
b)
independent (changes)
c)
dependent (measured)
28.

A p-value of P=0.05 means

a)

there is a 0.05% probability the results are due to chance

b)

there is a 0.5% probability the results are due to chance

c)

there is a 50% probability the results are due to chance

d)

there is a 5% probability the results are due to chance

29.

The "p" in p-value stand for:

a)

Population

b)

Probability

c)

Popularity

d)

Popcorn

30.
This research method is a technique for ascertaining the self – reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group.
a)
Survey
b)
Observational
c)
Correlational
d)
Experiments
e)
Case Study
31.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

an educated guess

b)

an absolute solution

c)

a random guess

d)

an experiment

32.

What is a sample in research?

a)

the whole target population

b)

a piece of food you get to try

c)

an educated guess

d)

only part of the target population

33.

Research questions in quantitative studies differ from qualitative studies in their focus on _______ being investigated.

a)

Variables

b)

Phenomena

34.

This is the prediction of what is expected to occur, or relationship expected between the variables (factors being considered).

a)

Data Analysis

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Statement of the Problem

d)

Research Topic

35.
What can you do to avoid plagiarism?
a)
Cite your source at the end of a sentence
b)
Reference and rephrase others work
c)
Use quotation marks
d)
All of the above
36.
What is a citation?
a)
The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, fild, or record work
b)
To present the words and ideas of someone else as your own, without giving credit
c)
A reference to an author of a given work that can include name, title, page number, and date.
d)
To re-work the ideas, words, phrases, and sentence structures of others and retell them in your own words
37.
What is Plagiarism?
a)
The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, fild, or record work
b)
To present the words and ideas of someone else as your own, without giving credit
c)
A reference to an author of a given work that can include name, title, page number, and date.
d)
To re-work the ideas, words, phrases, and sentence structures of others and retell them in your own words
38.
What is Paraphrase?
a)
The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, fild, or record work
b)
To present the words and ideas of someone else as your own, without giving credit
c)
A reference to an author of a given work that can include name, title, page number, and date.
d)
To re-work the ideas, words, phrases, and sentence structures of others and retell them in your own words
39.
What is the problem with using the Internet for research?
a)
There isn't a problem with using the Internet for research.
b)
The information is not verified or edited.
c)
Teachers don't like it.
d)
Too much information.
40.
What is a primary source?
a)
a document or other account written during an event
b)
a description of an event written later by a historian
c)
an opinion piece written by a subject matter expert
d)
the most important document or account for a given essay