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INTRO TO QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH AND STATISTICS

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main focus of quantitative research?

a)

Understanding experiences and meanings

b)

Collecting numerical data and analyzing patterns

c)

Observing natural behaviors without measurement

d)

Conducting unstructured interviews

2.

What is the correct definition of a population in research?

a)

The total number of responses in a survey

b)

A subset of selected participants for a study

c)

The entire group of individuals or objects being studied

d)

A large group of random numbers

3.

What is the main difference between descriptive and inferential statistics?

a)

Descriptive statistics predict future outcomes

b)

Inferential statistics describe data visually

c)

Descriptive statistics summarize data, while inferential statistics generalize findings

d)

Inferential statistics only use numerical calculations

4.

Which of the following is NOT a probability sampling method?

a)

Stratified random sampling

b)

Simple random sampling

c)

Systematic sampling

d)

Snowball sampling

5.

The number of kilometers a person walks per day is an example of which type of variable?

a)

Interval

b)

Ratio

c)

Ordinal

d)

Nominal

6.

Which statistical test is used to compare the means of two groups?

a)

Chi-square test

b)

t-test

c)

Pearson correlation

d)

ANOVA

7.

What does a correlation coefficient of -0.85 indicate?

a)

No correlation

b)

A strong negative correlation

c)

A weak positive correlation

d)

A strong positive correlation

8.

What is the purpose of hypothesis testing in research?

a)

To ensure the research findings are 100% accurate

b)

To describe the collected data without analysis

c)

To test whether there is enough evidence to support or reject a hypothesis

d)

To prove that a hypothesis is true

9.

In which situation should a researcher use a one-way ANOVA instead of a t-test?

a)

Comparing the blood pressure of a group before and after exercise

b)

Measuring the relationship between study time and test scores

c)

Comparing exam scores of students from three different schools

d)

Comparing two teaching methods in one school

10.

If a researcher selects participants by standing outside a mall and asking random people to answer a survey, which sampling method is being used?

a)

Convenience sampling

b)

Systematic sampling

c)

Cluster sampling

d)

Stratified random sampling