WorksheetsData Gathering in Quantitative Research
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which type of research uses numbers in stating generalization about a given problem or inquiry?
Applied Research
Basic Research
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
1. Which of the following BEST defines a quantitative research?
It is an exploration associated with libraries, books and journals.
It is an activity concerned with finding new truth in education.
It is a systematic process obtaining numerical information about the world.
It is an activity of producing or proving a theorem.
Which of the following describes the characteristic of research where data are in the form of statistics?
Large sample size
Numerical data
Objective
Replication
Which one of these is NOT associated with quantitative data?
Researcher's views are of high importance.
Analysis starts as data is collected.
Analyses are guided by standardized rules.
Data are in the form of numbers.
Variable are elements or entities, or factors that may be changed.
The statement above is correct.
The statement above is incorrect.
Experimental research is a quantitative research dealing with the object or subject of a research in an exact manner.
The statement above is correct.
The statement above is incorrect.
Quantitative research works best when:
You choose the right number of people
You choose the right type of people
You ask the right questions and analyze the data you get in the right way
All the first three options are correct
For any study, you should question the validity and reliability of:
the sampling procedure
the interviewing process
the questionnaire
all that are mentioned above
Which of the following is an example of a random sampling technique?
Taking the name of every person in your phonebook
Generating a list of numbers by picking numbers out of a hat and matching these numbers to names in your phonebook
Taking all the odd numbers from the list of all the names in your phonebook
Taking the first 100 names in your phonebook
A study interviews a representative sample of the DNHS Senior High School population every week to detect how many learners religiously read the modules of a particular subject. A prize draw is introduced for participants as an incentive. What impact will the incentive have on the readership results for the modules of that particular subject?
Readership will increase
Readership will decrease
There may be a decrease or an increase in the readership, or it may stay the same.
No impact: readership figures stay the same
