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WorksheetsIntroduction to RM and Statistics in Education-PART-I
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
1.Which measurement scale allows the researcher to use the most advanced mathematical operations?
A. Nominal
B.Ordinal
C. Interval
D.Ratio
2.If a track coach measures just the order of finish of people in a 5-K jogging race, what scale would be used?
A. Nominal
B.Ordinal
C. Interval
D.Ratio
3.Which of the following is a type of reliability?
A. Test-retest
B.Internal consistency
C.Content
D.Both A and B
4.A type of summated rating scale is
A.an interview protocol
B.event sampling
C. Likert scales
D. rankings
5.A ___________ is a self-report data-collection instrument that each research participant completes in a research study.
A.survey
B.questionnaire
C. structured interview
D. projective test
6.Which of the following can be a source of research ideas?
A. Everyday life
B. Practical issues
C.Past research
D. A, B, and C
7.A qualitative research question
A.is followed by a research hypothesis.
B.is generally an open-ended question.
C.typically asks a question about some process or phenomenon to be explored.
D. both A and B are correct.
8.The purpose statement in a qualitative study should
A.convey a sense of an emerging design.
B.state a central idea that you want to describe or understand.
C.state the unit of analysis and/or research site.
D.all of the above.
9.There is no relationship between higher motivation level and higher efficiency is an example of which type hypothesis?
a) Alternative
b) Null
c) Correlational
d) Research
10.A list of questions which is handed over to the respondent, who reads the questions and records the
himself is known as the
a) Interview schedule
b) Questionnaire
c) Observation
d) All of the above
11.An operational definition is
a) One that bears no relation to the underlying concept
b) An abstract, theoretical definition of a concept
c) A definition of a concept in terms of specific, empirical measures
d) One that refers to opera singers and their work.
12.What is statistical inference?
a) Reaching conclusion from a sample
b) Analyzing statistical data
c) Applying statistical methods
d) Developing statistical theories
13.Which scientific method often focuses on generating new hypotheses and theories?
a) Deductive method
b) Inductive method
c) Hypothesis method
d) Pattern method
14.The essence of the experimental method is
a) accurate calculation of correlations
b) obtaining direct reports from subjects about their subjective experiences
c) careful measurement and record keeping
d) using control to identify cause and effect connections
15.A correlation coefficient of 1.09 indicates a (n)
a) strong positive correlation
b) strong negative correlation
c) cause / effect relationship
d) error in computation
16.Research ethics do not include
a) honesty
b) subjectivity
c) integrity
d) objectivity
17.Attributes of objects,
events or things which can be measured are called
a) qualitative measure
b) variables
c) data
d) quantitative measures
18.…… results if you fail
to reject the null hypothesis when the null hypothesis is actually false
a) Type I error
b) Type II error
c) Type III error
d) Type IV error
19.Which of the measures
given here are based on every item of the series?
a) range
b) standard deviation
c) quartile deviation
d) all of the above
20.Validity is which of the following?
A.Consistency or stability
B.Accuracy of the inferences, interpretations, or actions made on the basis of test scores
C.Ways in which people are the same
D.A rank order of participants on some characteristics
