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1. The document provides information and questions about research methods for a degree program at Harambee University College. It includes sections on choosing the best answers, saying if statements are true or false, and essay questions. 2. The true/false and multiple choice questions cover topics like research problem identification, sampling designs, scales of measurement, data analysis techniques, and defining key research terms. 3. The essay questions ask the student to explain the purpose of research in economics, describe a research design, compare and contrast sampling and samples, and develop a research proposal on an identified problem in their community or organization.

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Harambee University College

1. The document provides information and questions about research methods for a degree program at Harambee University College. It includes sections on choosing the best answers, saying if statements are true or false, and essay questions. 2. The true/false and multiple choice questions cover topics like research problem identification, sampling designs, scales of measurement, data analysis techniques, and defining key research terms. 3. The essay questions ask the student to explain the purpose of research in economics, describe a research design, compare and contrast sampling and samples, and develop a research proposal on an identified problem in their community or organization.

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HARAMBEE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

/Degree Program/

 0221117110/0930292671  2932

WORK SHEET FOR RESEARCH METHOD IN BUSINESS

Name_________________________

Id. No________________________

Department __________________

Phone No.______________________

Program_________________

Campus _______________________
Part I: Choose the best answer form given alternatives

1. Which components of economic research makes it scientific study


A. Data B. Methodology C. Theory D. universal law
2. One of the following statement is wrongly stated about research problem
A. problem cannot be solved without understanding its cause
B. research problem can be some difficulty which a researcher experiences from theory
C. Problem can be from theoretical or practical situation
D. Research problem is difficulty the researcher face in research process
3. Design which concern how many items are to be observed and how the information and data
gathered are to be analyzed is known as
A. statistical design C. Research method
B. Sampling design D. control group design
4. The system of concepts, assumptions, expectations, beliefs, and theories developed from
reviewed literatures is known as
A. Research proposal C. Conceptual framework
B. Research approach D. Research design
5. Scale of variable measurement which implies the classification of an item into two or more
categories without any extent or magnitude.
A. Ratio scale C. Nominal Scale
B. Ordinal Scale D. Equal interval scale
6. Method of primary data collection which use proforma containing a set of questions which
are being filled in by the enumerators is
A. Questionnaire survey C. Interview
B. Schedule . D. Observation
7. One of the following statement is true
A. Statistic is a characteristic of a population,
B. Parameter is a characteristic of a sample.
C. Quota Sampling combined both judgment and probability sampling
D. All

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8. The process of examining the collected raw data to detect errors and omissions and to correct
these when possible.
A. Editing C. data entering
B. Coding D. Analysis
9. the task of drawing inferences from the collected facts after an analytical and/or experimental
study is known as
A. Analysis B. Interpretation C. Inferential
Part II: Say true for correctly stated statement and false for wrongly stated
1. Analysis of variance is applicable for testing significance of differences between Means.
2. Under non probability sampling design, every item of the universe has an equal chance of
inclusion in the sample
3. More of economic research are analyzed by statistical model due to nature of economic data
4. The definition of the problem which delimits or pin points the task of a researcher is research
topic
5. Hypothesis is a statement, which predicts the relationship between two or more variables
6. A design of research does not consist of an ordered sequential step by step procedure.
7. The ordinal scale is more precise scale than the nominal scale.
8. Structured observation is considered appropriate in exploratory studies, whereas unstructured
is for descriptive study.
9. All secondary data are easily available to outsiders,
Essay questions
1. Briefly explain purpose of research in economics
2. Describe research design
3. Compare and contrast sample and sampling
4. Mention and elaborate points to be considered about population, in determining size of
sample to be drawn.

5. Make a survey to your living and/or work environment from your respective specialty
perspective and try to come up with the problem(s) the community and/or your
organization is currently facing. Try to prioritize the problems identified and opt to the
most acute one. Thus, develop a Proposal according to the guidelines/proposal format in
your module.

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