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WorksheetsWeek 1 - Introduction to Primary Research Methods
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
What are the advantages of primary research over secondary research?
Obtaining more specific and relevant information
Providing a broader perspective
Less biased and more reliable
Less time-consuming and costly
Secondary data sources may not be ______.
quick to obtain
up-to-date
relevant
How does secondary research differ from primary research in terms of data collection?
Secondary research collects new data, while primary research uses existing data.
Secondary research uses existing data, while primary research collects new data.
Data collection methods are the same for both secondary and primary research.
Qualitative data are least likely to be collected by:
Photographs
Diaries
Questionnaires
Official records
Hypothesis verification is a part of:
Qualitative methods
Quantitative methods
Quantitative methods have a lot to do with numbers while qualitative methods, with text.
True
False
Conclusions from qualitative research are
seldom justified
of descriptive value only
of little practical value
less certain than those from quantitative research
Although quantitative and qualitative research methods have advantages, mixed methods researchers generally consider single approach or monomethod research studies to be ________ in addressing many research questions.
limiting
complete
sufficient
Mixed methods may offer the following advantages.
making the most of the benefits of quantitative and qualitative data
allowing you to move from numbers to meanings
offering more than one way of looking at a situation
all of these
none of these
In social research, triangulation refers to ______.
combining multiple souces of data, methods, theories and empirical materials, to produce a more accurate, reliable, comprehensive and objective representation of the object of study
drawing maps informed by geometric concepts
using respondent validation
all of these
