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07. Data Collection

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

1. Collecting data is part of the researcher’s __________________________.

a)

primary research

b)

secondary research

c)

informed consent

d)

variables

2.

Select the qualitative data in the following report:


In a research about evidence of teamwork and cooperation among NC 20 Junior cadets, Al-Zaabi found out that:

“ NC 20 Junior cadets are cooperative and group oriented. They enjoy working in teams to get work accomplished. Seventy five percent reported that they would rather study as part of group than alone. In addition, eighty percent reported that it is useful to share and compare their lecture notes with classmates .” ( Al-Zaabi, 2019)

a)

75% like study groups

b)

group oriented

c)

2019

d)

85% share and compare lecture notes with classmates

3.

Which of the following is a method of data collection?

a)

surveys and questionnaires

b)

interviews

c)

observations

d)

all the other answers

4.

Yes or No questions are _______________.

a)

open-ended

b)

closed-ended

c)

combination

d)

hypothetical

5.

Likert Scales (rating scales) from 1 to 5 are an example of________________ questions.

a)

open-ended

b)

closed-ended

c)

observation

d)

primary research

6.

This is a(n)___________________ question.

a)

closed-ended

b)

open-ended

c)

combination of closed and open-ended

7.

This is a(n) _____________________ question.

a)

closed-ended

b)

research

c)

scientific

d)

hypothetical

8.

This is a(n) __________________________ question.

a)

open-ended

b)

closed-ended

c)

research

d)

hypothetical

9.

Which one in NOT a quality of good survey questions?

a)

simple and clear

b)

valid and reliable

c)

biased

d)

short and specific

10.

A valid question __________________________.

a)

measures exactly what it plans to measure

b)

aims at getting the right information for the research

c)

to the point

d)

all the other answers

11.

Your survey results are reliable when you can get ________results when you do the survey a second time.


a)

the same

b)

different

c)

no

d)

more

12.

“How delicious is Patchi chocolate” is not a well-written survey question. It sounds __________.

a)

biased and can influence the participants

b)

objective and can NOT influence the participants

c)

unbiased and can NOT influence the participants

13.

“How angry and upset do you feel about the food services at NC?” is not a well-written survey question. It sounds __________.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

unbiased

14.

A (n)_________________ statement reassures the participants that their personal information will not be revealed or made public.

a)

appreciation

b)

confidentiality

c)

consent

d)

hypothetical

15.

A(n) _________________ statement is a thank you note.

a)

confidentiality

b)

appreciation

c)

hypothetical

d)

unbiased

16.

Structured (controlled) interviews are mostly used to to gather _____.

a)

quantitative data: numbers and percentages

b)

qualitative data: how people feel about something

17.

Semi-structured (half-controlled) interviews can help the researcher to gather_________.

a)

qualitative data: how people feel about something

b)

quantitative data: numbers and statistics

c)

both kinds of data: quantitative and qualitative

18.

Participants have more freedom to say what they want, raise other issues and ask questions when the interview is ___________.

a)

over controlled and structured

b)

not controlled or structured

19.

When doing research about animals in wilderness, the most suitable method of data collection would be ____________________.

a)

questionnaires

b)

interviews

c)

observation

20.

In scientific research, observations can be done overtly or _______________.

a)

covertly

b)

naturally

c)

ethically

d)

unethically

21.

Not telling the participants that they are being observed is not _______________________.

a)

biased

b)

natural

c)

ethical

22.

What is a variable?

a)

an important element in the experiment

b)

a hypothesis

c)

research question

23.

An independent variable is a variable that the scientist or researcher choose to keep ______________________ during the different phases of the experiment.

a)

changing

b)

stable and unchanged

c)

moving

24.

A dependent variable is a variable that the scientist chooses to _________________ in order to find results.

a)

experiment with

b)

keep stable at all times

c)

forget about

25.

The scientist has to isolate and identify the dependent variable(s) in his/ her experiment. That will help him get correct _____________________.

a)

hypothses

b)

results

c)

questions