Research Designs - 6 Items

1. Descriptive research design is the following, EXCEPT?
a. Evaluative b. Correlational c. Survey d. Time series design

2. This design is concerned with describing the nature and characteristics and components of the population or a phenomenon.
a. Correlational b. Comparative design c. Descriptive research d. Methodological
3. This research design means looking at the possible causes of an already occurring phenomenon “after the fact”. These are non-
experimental designs that are used to investigate causal relationships.
a. Causal-Comparative b. Evaluative Research c. Survey Research d. Ex-Post Facto Design
4. It is a research design used when the researcher intends to provide a quantitative or numeric description of a population's trends, attitudes,
or opinions by studying a sample of that population.
a. Survey Research b. Descriptive Research c. Quasi-Experimental d. Methodological
5. Adheres strictly to the procedures of the scientific method.
a. Non-Experimental b. Descriptive Research c. Experimental d. Case Study
6. This research design does not use treatment or intervention.
a. Descriptive Research b. Case Study c. Non-Experimental d. Experimental
7. All employees of the company are listed in alphabetical order. From the first 10 numbers, you randomly select a starting point: number 6.
From number 6 onwards, every 10th person on the list is selected (6, 16, 26, 36, and so on), and you end up with a sample of 100 people.
The situation from above is an example of what type of sampling technique?
a. Stratified Sampling b. Convenience Sampling c. Purposive Sampling d. Systematic Sampling
8. True or false, stratification is the technique by which the population is divided into subgroup/strata?
a. True b. Somehow True c. Somehow False d. False
9. What is used to calculate an appropriate sample size from a population?
a. Solvin’s Formula b. Slovins’ Formula c. Solovin’s Formula d. None of the above.
10. These are all factors determined by convenience to the researchers in using convenience sampling, EXCEPT
a. Ease of access b. Low-Cost c. Geographical proximity d. Existing contact within the population of interest
11. This kind of sampling technique is sometimes called “accidental samples” because participants can be selected for the sample simply
because they happen to be nearby when the researcher is conducting the data collection.
a. Systematic Sampling b. Convenience Sampling c. Snowball Sampling d. Cluster Sampling
12. It is also called judgmental sampling, because it relies on the judgment of the researcher to select the units (e.g., people, cases, or
organizations studied).
a. Random-Selection Sampling b. Voluntary Sampling c. Self-Selection Sampling d. Purposive Sampling
13. This is a type of correlational (non-experimental) method where researchers observe ongoing behavior.
a. Survey b. Interview c. Observation d. Instrumentation
14. What type of interview that serves a formal set of questions posed to each interviewee and recorded using a standardized procedure?
a. Unstructured Interview b. Focus Group Interview c. Focus Interview d. Structured Interview
15. This is a tool used to collect, measure, and analyze data related to your research interests.
a. Research Design b. Research Problems c. Research Instrument d. Research Method
16. This is the most popular type of survey question to ask your audience.
a. Dichotomous Question b. Multiple Choice Question c. Rating Scale Questions d. Opinion-Scale Question
17. This survey question type allows them to compare the options and rank them in order of priority, importance, or value.
a. Rank Order Question b. True/False Question c. Experimental Questions d. Close Ended Question
18. This type of survey question requires only two possible answers from your survey respondents: yes/no, agree/disagree, or true/false.
a. Dichotomous Question b. Rank Order Question c. Rating Scale Questions d. Opinion-Scale Question
19. He was an American organizational and social psychologist known for developing a psychometrically sound scale based on responses to
multiple questions.
a. Pedro Pascal b. René Descartes c. Rensis Likert d. Percy Jackson
20. This is the systematic process by which observations or measurements are gathered in research.
a. Data Analysis b. Data Collection c. Data Interpretation d. Data Treatment
21. This refers to whether or not an instrument or method truly measures what you think it measures.
a. Reliability b. Validity c. Accuracy d. Ambiguity
22. This tells you how accurately a method measure something. If a method measures what it claims to measure, and the results closely
correspond to real-world values.
a. Reliability b. Validity c. Accuracy d. Ambiguity
23. An independent variable is the variable you manipulate or vary in an experimental study to explore its effects.
a. Independent Clause b. Dependent Clause c. Dependent Variable d. Independent Variable
24. A _____________ is a set of questions for respondents to answer.
a. Questionnaire b. Research Problem c. SOP d. Survey
25-27: Get the mean, variance, and standard deviation of the following set of data. Write your solutions and table at the back of your
papers; NO SOLUTIONS, MEANS WRONG.
48, 52, 63, 47, 50, 59, 54, 61, 55, 45
25. Mean
a. 48.6 b. 53.4 c. 48.5 d. 54.3
26. Variance
a. 30.84 b. 38.43 c. 33.84 d. 30.38
27. Standard Deviation
a. 5.82 b. 6.54 c. 8.52 d. 5.64
28. A statistical measure that allows an examination on the relationship of the variables in your research.
a. Correlation b. Analysis of Variance c. T-test d. Z-test
29. A statistical test used to analyze the difference between the means of more than two groups.
a. Correlation b. Analysis of Variance c. T-test d. Z-test
30. This is a branch of science that renders various tools and analytical techniques in order to deal with the huge extent of data
a. Linguistics b. Statistics c. Social Sciences d. Physics
ANSWER KEYS:
1. D
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. D
10. B
11. B
12. D
13. C
14. D
15. C
16. B
17. A
18. D
19. C
20. B
21. C
22. B
23. D
24. A
25. B
26. C
27. A
28. A
29. B
30. B

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1. Descriptive research design is the following, EXCEPT?

a. Evaluative b. Correlational c. Survey d. Time series design

48, 52, 63, 47, 50, 59, 54, 61, 55, 45

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