WorksheetsResearch Methodology MCQs
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 51mins
Execution of the project
Execution of the project
Preparation of the research report
Testing hypothesis
none of these.
is a plan that specifies the sources & types of information relevant to the research problem.
Research problem
Research report
Research designs
none of these.
After formulating the research problem the research will prepare ?
Sample design
Data collection method
research designs
none of these.
refers to the procedure of selecting sampling units from the universe.
Research design
Sample design
Research
none of these.
One of the following is not included in the method of collecting primary data.
Observation
Questionnaire
Schedule method
all of the above.
consists of classification, tabulation & coding.
Collecting of data
preparation of report
Interpretation of data
processing of data
The report should contain ????????????????????????????????
Preliminary section
main body
end matter
all of the above.
is the list of books, journals, reports etc.
Content page
Appendix
Bibliography
list of tables.
What is the main source of research problem?
A. Contemporary interest
B. Normal topic
C. a &b
D. none of these.
(???????????????) research means ????????????????????
Mere assumption
Supposition to be proved/disproved
A hidden thing
Normal question that he intends to resolve.
is usually considered as the principal instrument in research.
(a)
B. Research problem C. Sample design
A. Research problem
B. Sample design
C. hypothesis
concern with the quantitative, & statistical aspects of the design such as technique of study, the methods of model building etc.
Sample design
Observation design
Statistical design
operational design.
???????????????? deal with the operational part of a research work.
Sampling design
Observational design
Statistical design
operational design.
Which of the following is a form of research typically conducted by teachers, counselors, & other professionals to answer questions they have & to specifically help them solve local problems?
Action research
Basic research
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Which of the following best describes quantitative research?
The collection of non numerical data.
An attempt to confirm the researchers hypothesis.
Research that is exploratory.
research the attempts to generate a new theory.
A condition or characteristic that can take on different values / categories is called ????????????????????
A. A constant
B. A variable
C. A cause and effect relationship
D. A descriptive relationship.
A variable that is presumed to cause a change in another variable is called
Categorical variable
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Intervening variable.
Qualitative research is often exploratory & has all of the following characteristics except.
It is typically used when a great deal is already known about the topic interest.
It relies on the collection of non-numerical data such as words and pictures.
It is used to generate hypotheses & develop theory about phenomena in the world.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good research question?
It is specific and focused.
It is answerable through empirical investigation.
It is broad and vague.
It is relevant to the field of study.
What is the opposite of variable?
a constant
An extraneous variable
A dependent variable
A data set.
In research, something that does not “vary” is called a ?
Variable
Method
Constant
Control group.
Which of these is not a method of data collection.
Questionnaires
Interviews
Experiments
Observations.
Secondary data may include which of the following?
official documents
personal documents
Research data
all of the above.
Which of the following terms best describes data that were originally collected at an earlier time by different person for a different purpose?
Primary data
Secondary data
experimental data
field notes.
Researchers use both open-ended & closed-ended questions to collect data. Which of the following statements is true?
Open-ended questions directly provide quantitative data based on the researchers predetermined response categories.
Closed ended questions provide quantitative data in the participants our wards.
Open-ended questions provide qualitative data (????) own words.
none
Open-ended questions provide primacy ????????????????????????????
Confirmatory data
Qualitative data
Predictive data
none of these.
Which of the following is true concerning observation?
It takes less time than self-report approaches.
It costs less money than self-report approaches.
It is often not possible to determine exactly why the people behave as they do.
All of the above.
Which of the following is not one of the six major methods of data collection that are used by educational researchers?
Observations
Interviews
Questionnaire
Checklists.
Which one of the following is not a major method of data collection?
Questionnaires
Interviews
Secondary data
Focus groups
All of the above.
A census taken often collects data through which of the following?
Standardized tests
Interviews
Secondary data
observations.
Which of the following is not a major method of data collection?
Questionnaires
Focus group
co relational method
Secondary data.
When each member of a population has an equally likely chance of being selected this is called.
A. A nonrandom sampling
B. A Quota sample
C. A snowball sample
D. A equal probability selection method.
Which of the following will give more accurate representation of the population from which a sample has been taken?
A large sample based on the convenience sampling technique.
A small sample based on simple random sampling.
A large sample based on simple random sampling.
A small cluster sample.
Which of the following would generally require the largest sample size?
Cluster sampling
Simple random sampling
Systematic sampling
Proportional stratified sampling.
Which of the following sampling methods is the best way to select a group of people for a study if you are interested in making statements about the larger population?
Which of the following is a method of selecting a sample from a population?
Convenience sampling
Quota sampling
Purposive sampling
random sampling.
is a set of elements taken from a larger population according to contain rules.
Sample
Population
Statistic
Element.
The non random sampling type that involves selecting a convenience sample from a population with a specific set of characteristic for your research study is called?
convenience sampling
Quota sampling
purposive sampling
Snowball sampling.
(?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)
Research
Research problem
Report
Research design.
The selection of sample known as ????????????????????????????
Sampling
Population
Research method
Sample design.
To get an insight into the research topic is known as ??????????????????????????.
Descriptive research
Exploratory research
Diagnostic research
Experimental research.
Survey of literature, the experience survey & cast study method are the methods of ????????????????
Descriptive
Diagnostic
Experimental
Exploratory.
means the survey of people who have practical experience with the problem.
Exploratory research design
Survey literature
Experience survey
Case study.
is the procedure for gaining knowledge by conducting observation under controlled techniques.
Exploratory design
Descriptive design
Diagnostic design
Experimental design.
A finite subset of a population, selected from at with the objective of investigating its properties is called ????????????????????
Population
Universe
Sample
Representative, adequate size, free from bias, conformity to subject matter are the characteristic of?
Research
Research problem
Research design
Good sample.
is a method of collecting data in which information are collected from every individual of the population.
Census
sample
Sampling
none of these.
Obtaining information about an entire population by examine only a part of it.
Census
Primary data collection
Secondary data collection
Sampling.
Representative part of universe is called?
Population
Element
Unit
Sample.
is a definite plan for obtaining a sample from a given population.
Research design
Sample design
In ???????????????? method each item has its own chance for being selected.
Non-probability method.
Probability sampling method
Census method
None of these.
???????????????? may be simple random sampling & complex random sampling.
Probability sampling
Non-probability sampling
Census method
None of these.
is the sampling procedure which does not afford tiny basis for estimating the probability for each item to be included in the sample.
Probability sampling
Non-probability sampling
Census method
None of these.
is a sample selected from a population in such a way that every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected & the selection of any individual does not influence the selection of any other.
Stratified sample
Non-random sample
Simple random sample
Complex random sample.
is a sampling procedure in which the elements for the sample are chosen from the population in groups.
Stratified sampling
Simple random sampling
Systematic sampling
Cluster sampling
Which of the following is a type of sampling?
Stratified sampling
Systematic sampling
Cluster sampling
multiphase sampling.
Cluster sampling consists in forming suitable ?????????????????? of units.
parts
Elements
Strata
Clusters.
is obtained by selecting a convenient population.
Stratified sampling
Convenience sampling
Quota sampling
Sequential sampling.
In??????????? the interviews are simply given quotas to be filled from the different strata with some restriction they are to be filled
Quota sampling
Cluster sampling
Stratified sampling
Sequential sampling.
is a verbal method of securing data in the field of surveys.
Questionnaire method
observation method
Interview method
none of these.
is a combination of questionnaire & interview method.
Schedule method
Stratified sampling
Quota sampling
Cluster sampling.
??????????????????? is a detailed description of what has been done & how it has been done with respect to a particular area or topic.
Case study
Survey
Experiment
Report
What is the term used to describe a document that presents the results of a research study?
Research design
Research document
research report
Research problem.
The purpose of ?????????? is to communicate to the readers the methodology & the results of the study
research design
Research problem
Research
Research report.
(???????????????????????????????????????) & end matter are the lay out of??????????????????????????.
Research design
Sample design
Research report
none of these.
search for knowledge.
Research
Research design
Sample design
Research report.
is essential for the researchers to acquire & familiarize himself with various tools of research.
Research problem
Research design
Sample collection
research.
The primary aim of ???????????? is to understand social life & thereby to gain a greater measure of control over social behavior.
Educational research
Social research
managerial research
none of these.
relate to the condition under which the observation are to be made whole conducting research studies.
Sampling design
observational design
statistical design
operation design.
The process of drawing a sample from a population is known as ????????????????????
Sampling
Census
Survey
none of these.
is a method that can be used to solve the research problem.
research methodology
Research problem
Research design
none of these.
is empirical & practical.
Historical
Applied research
Descriptive
Empirical.
The primary purpose of ?????????? is to provide insight into unexplored areas.
Descriptive research design
Diagnostic research design
Exploratory research design
Experimental research design.
?????????????????????????? research design is more specific.
Conclusive research design
Descriptive research design
Diagnostic research design
Exploratory research design.
is conducted with the purpose of gaining a better insight into a problem.
Conclusive research design
Descriptive research design
Diagnostic research design
Exploratory research design.
is of great use when a researcher has only a vague idea of the problem.
Exploratory research design
Conclusive research design
Diagnostic research design
Descriptive research design.
study is to learn who, what, when, where & how of a topic.
Descriptive research design
Exploratory research design
Conclusive research design
?????????????????????????? research design is used to describe the characteristics of relevancy group.
Descriptive research design
Exploratory research design
Conclusive research design
Diagnostic research design.
research design is used to study or estimate the proportion of people in a particular population who hold certain specific attitudes.
Exploratory research design.
Conclusive research design.
Descriptive research design.
Diagnostic research design.
correlation study is a type of ?
Exploratory study
Descriptive study
experimental study.
none
?????????????????????????? tries to correlate the dependent variables with the independent variables.
Correlation study
Descriptive study
exploratory study.
none
In ???????????????????? study, a cross section of a community is studied at a particular period of time.
Cross-sectional study
Correlation study
Which studies involve the collection of data from a sample at one point in time?
Cross-sectional study
Longitudinal study
Experimental study
none
studies involve the collection of data from a sample at different points in time.
Cross-sectional study
Longitudinal study
experimental study
none
The purpose of ???????????? is to examine changes or continuity in the samples characteristics.
Longitudinal study
Cross-sectional study
experimental study.
none
may adopt a descriptive / diagnostic research design.
Social research
Experimental
Exploratory.
none
is the procedure for forming knowledge by collecting observation under controlled condition.
Experimental research design
Exploratory research design
Diagnostic research design.
none
???????????????? refers to the aggregate of all units which posses a certain set of characteristics.
Population
Sample
none of these.
none
All the elements of target population from which the sample is to be draw.
sampling frame
Sample unit
sampling design.
none
is the blue print for obtaining a sample from the sampling frame.
Sampling frame
Research report
Sampling design.
none
Sampling is the ????????????????????? for obtaining a sample from the sampling frame.
Research
Research report
blue print.
none
Sampling design is the blue pint for obtaining ????????????????????? from the sampling frame.
Sample
data
Population.
none
Sampling design is the blue print of for obtaining sample from ????????????????????????
sampling frame
Population
Research.
none
Every individual has a known & equal chance of being selected is known as ?
Probability sampling
non-probability sampling
Research design
none
Probability sampling means?
Every individual has chance of being selected.
No probability is associated with an individual of being selected.
none of these.
none
