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WorksheetsSTA220-FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 40mins
A data table is one approach for visually scanned entered data
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A codebook generally contains the variable names
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Open-ended questions considered to be superior when you wish to discover opinions.
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A disadvantage of open-ended questions is that coding of response is expensive and time-consuming.
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The brands or types of stores are classified or measured using a nominal scale.
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Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) anxiety measures the three related negative emotional states of depression, anxiety and tension/stress. Then, DASS is an example of the ordinal level of scale measurement.
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A sampling frame is a list of all members in a sample.
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When data points are scattered, the variance is small.
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Categorical variables offer measurement at the interval and ratio levels. while continuous variables provide measures at the nominal and ordinal levels
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A population element is referred to an individual member of a specific population.
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(a) research is unstructured and exploratory in nature.
(a) is the data obtained by the researcher or a person hired by the researcher to collect data.
"Students taught first aid by programmed instruction will achieve at a higher level than those taught first aid by the traditional method." The independent variable in this hypothesis is (a) .
Characteristics of persons or things that can assume different values are called (a) .
The first step in selecting a sample should be to (a) .
Citation reference to articles in journal, magazines, and newspapers are an example of a (a) database.
In (a) method, questionnaires are given to respondents to elicit information for the study.
The purpose of a literature review is to criticize the author's credential.
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A group of researchers interested in investigating the cardiovascular disease factors (CVD) among the patients. A total of 8291 CVD patients in that hospital were assessed using patient's records at the hospital record department. Discover the suitable data collection methods used in this research
(a)
Judgmental sampling is a technique used to select a sample with the non-existence of a sampling frame.
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A good questionnaire should have biased questions which would discourage
respondents from giving an actual response.
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High-quality research has which of the following characteristics?
High-quality research is difficult to replicate
High-quality research is typically influenced by special interest groups
High-quality research is linear in nature
High-quality research is based on the work of others
Qualitative data is analyzed using which of the following technique?
arithmetic mean
frequency distribution
standard deviation
correlation
An item with choice of answer 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Average', 'As Expected', 'Below
Average', is an example of ______________ level of measurement.
ordinal
nominal
ranking
qualitative
Which of the following best describes a hypothesis?
A statement that you set out to prove
Tested by collecting only the data that support it
Proposed before a good research question can be developed
Posits a clear relationship between different factors
Does correlational research provide information about which of the following?
The relationship between two or more things
Historical trends
Cause-and-effect relationships
General human behaviours in the context in which they occur
Which of the following is an example of a leading question?
Do you think nasi lemak is the most delicious and nutritious breakfast?
Do you think cigarettes should be banned because they cause cancer?
How much do you spend monthly for cigarettes 10 years ago?
To what extent would you say you are happy today?
Which of the following methods provides information about past trends?
historical
correlational
experimental
descriptive
Describe the difference between basic and applied research.
Classify the statements with appropriate sampling technique:
A politician asks his neighbour's opinion about a controversial issue.
(a)
Classify the statements with appropriate sampling technique:
The police set up checkpoints at randomly selected road locations and inspected
every driver at those locations.
(a)
Classify the statements with appropriate sampling technique:
A lecturer puts students' names in a jar and randomly picks the names to get a
sample of 30 students.
(a)
Classify the statements with appropriate sampling technique:
A staff union at a specific factory surveyed 60 staff by taking random samples of
20 from the account department, 20 from the administrative department and 20 from the production department.
(a)
The questionnaire is essential in the collection of primary data. It is such a tool used to obtain information from respondents. One of the components that the researcher should take into consideration in designing a questionnaire is to avoid using ambiguous words. State and explain THREE (3) other components that the researcher should take a look at developing a good questionnaire.
Community Bank has introduced a new e-banking service to provide better services to the
customers. Online banking can offer quick and dependable services to customers for which
they may be relatively satisfied than that of a manual system of banking. Customers are now
able to do different types of banking activities via online from their home, office or on the
road instead of queueing at the counters. To monitor the service performance, the bank
wishes to study the customer needs and requirements, identify the strengths and
weaknesses of the service and investigate the customers' satisfaction level towards the
service. The bank has 10 branches in the country, and 200 customers are selected for the
study.State the problem statement for the study.
