QUIZ SOLUTION 8604

1. A test is said to be ______ if it gives the same result on different occasions.

a) Valid
b) Reliable (Right Answer)
c) Accessible
d) None of these
2. Which one is NOT considered descriptive research?
a) Case study
b) observation
c) Anova (Right Answer)
d) Survey
3. Which is the best type of research approach for gathering causal information?
a) Observational
b) Informative
c) Experimental (Right Answer)
d) Survey
4. ______ is the method of selection of subjects for the study
a) Generalization
b) Randomization (Right Answer)
c) Control of dependent variabies
d) None of these
5. _____ are collected through observations, questionnaires, interviews, standardized tests
score cards, rating scales and other data gathering techniques.
a) School surveys (Right Answer)
b) Public opinion surveys
c) Community surveys
d) Documentary analysis
6. Historical criticism is the ____ of primary data.
a) Assessment
b) Generalization
c) Evaluation (Right Answer)
d) All of the above
7. ______ Studies collect data from a number of cases at a particular period of time.
a) Correlational
b) Casual comparative
c) Experimental
d) Survey (Right Answer)
8. Report is often used to display the result of
a) Experiment
b) Investigation
c) Inquiry
d) All of these (Right Answer)
9. An historian reached a broad conclusion on his work is called
a) Theory
b) Generalizations (Right Answer)
c) Conclusion
d) Formula
10. The collection of memories and personal commentaries of a past incident is called
a) Oral history (Right Answer)
b) Local history
c) Natural history
d) National history
11. The difference between a statistic and the parameter is called:
Sampling error (Right Answer)
12. The following is a step in the process of historical research.
a) Identifying a research topic
b) Data
c) Data collection
d) All of the above (Right Answer)
13. Rene Descartes is associated with which of the following approached to knowledge
generation?
a) Empiricism
b) Rationalism (Right Answer)
c) Expert opinion
d) None of the above
14. Oldest and most often used device for obtaining information.
Interview (Right Answer)
15. A ____ is a subset of a _____.
a) Sample, population (Right Answer)
b) Population, sample
c) Statistic, parameter
d) Parameter, statistic
16. There are various types of research designes to obtain different types of information.
What type of research is used to define problems and suggest hypotheses?
a) Descriptive Research (Right Answer)
b) Primary research
c) Secondary research
d) Casual research
17. _____ may provide the investigator unique situation that can be used to test hypotheses:
a) Descriptive study
b) Case study (Right Answer)
c) Historical study
d) None of these
18. The group that receives the experimental treatment condition is the ____
a) Experimental group (Right Answer)
b) Control group
c) Participant group
d) Independent group
19. Casual comparative studies have some ____
a) Delimitation (Right Answer)
b) Limitation
c) A&B both
d) None of these
20. The degree to which the test actually succeeds in measuring what it sets out to measure
is called its ______.
a) Reliability
b) Utility
c) Validity (Right Answer)
d) None of these
1. A test is said to be ______ if it gives the same result on different
occasions.
a) Valid
b) Reliable (Right Answer)
c) Accessible
d) None of these
2. Which one is NOT considered descriptive research?
a) Case study
b) observation
c) Anova (Right Answer)
d) Survey
3. Which is the best type of research approach for gathering causal
information?
a) Observational
b) Informative
c) Experimental (Right Answer)
d) Survey
4. ______ is the method of selection of subjects for the study
a) Generalization
b) Randomization (Right Answer)
c) Control of dependent variabies
d) None of these
5. _____ are collected through observations, questionnaires, interviews,
standardized tests score cards, rating scales and other data gathering
techniques.
a) School surveys (Right Answer)
b) Public opinion surveys
c) Community surveys
d) Documentary analysis
6. Historical criticism is the ____ of primary data.
a) Assessment
b) Generalization
c) Evaluation (Right Answer)
d) All of the above
7. ______ Studies collect data from a number of cases at a particular
period of time.
a) Correlational
b) Casual comparative
c) Experimental
d) Survey (Right Answer)
8. Report is often used to display the result of
a) Experiment
b) Investigation
c) Inquiry
d) All of these (Right Answer)
9. An historian reached a broad conclusion on his work is called
a) Theory
b) Generalizations (Right Answer)
c) Conclusion
d) Formula
10. The collection of memories and personal commentaries of a past
incident is called
a) Oral history (Right Answer)
b) Local history
c) Natural history
d) National history
11. The difference between a statistic and the parameter is called:
Sampling error (Right Answer)
12. The following is a step in the process of historical research.
a) Identifying a research topic
b) Data
c) Data collection
d) All of the above
13. Rene Descartes is associated with which of the following
approached to knowledge generation?
a) Empiricism
b) Rationalism (Right Answer)
c) Expert opinion
d) None of the above
14. Oldest and most often used device for obtaining information.
Interview (Right Answer)
15. A ____ is a subset of a _____.
a) Sample, population (Right Answer)
b) Population, sample
c) Statistic, parameter
d) Parameter, statistic
16. There are various types of research designes to obtain different
types of information. What type of research is used to define
problems and suggest hypotheses?
a) Descriptive Research (Right Answer)
b) Primary research
c) Secondary research
d) Casual research
17. _____ may provide the investigator unique situation that can be
used to test hypotheses:
a) Descriptive study
b) Case study (Right Answer)
c) Historical study
d) None of these
18. The group that receives the experimental treatment condition is the
____
a) Experimental group (Right Answer)
b) Control group
c) Participant group
d) Independent group
19. Casual comparative studies have some ____
a) Delimitation (Right Answer)
b) Limitation
c) A&B both
d) None of these
20. The degree to which the test actually succeeds in measuring what it
sets out to measure is called its ______.
a) Reliability
b) Utility
c) Validity (Right Answer)
d) None of these
21. Which is the method of determine the authenticity of data
a) External criticism (Right Answer)
b) Internal criticism
c) Interview
d) Observation
22. A report or account is an
a) Informational work (Right Answer)
b) Technical work
c) Professional work
d) None of these
23. Which of the following is not a type of non-probability sampling?
a) Quota sampling
b) Convenience sampling
c) Snowball sampling
d) Stratified random sampling (Right Answer)
24. A common test in research demands much priority on
a) Reliability
b) Useability
c) Objectivity
d) All of the above (Right Answer)
25. Which of the following is the first step in starting research process?
a) Searching sources of information to locate problem
b) Survey of related literature
c) Identification of problem (Right Answer)
d) Searching for solutions to the problem
26. One of the most important uses of a correlation is its potential use
in
a) Casual inference
b) Determining differences between groupsc) Enhancing internal validity
d) The prediction of future events (Right Answer)
27. Research process starts with
a) Hypothesis
b) Experiments to test hypothesis
c) Observation (Right Answer)
d) All of these
28. _____ is a segment attached at the end of thesis is called
a) References
b) Glossary
c) Bibliography
d) Appendix (Right Answer)
29. Which among the following is the benefit of using simple random
sampling?
We can calculate the accuracy of the results (Right Answer)
30. Sampling is advantageous as it ____
a) Saves time
b) Helps in capital-saving
c) Both (a) and (b) (Right Answer)
d) Increase accuracy
31. The difference between the expected value of a statistic and the
value of the parameter being estimated is called a:a) Standard error
b) Bias (Right Answer)
c) Sampling error
d) Non-sampling error
32. ____ describes the present state of affairs as it exists without having
any control over variables.
a) Analytical research
b) Descriptive research (Right Answer)
c) Applied research
d) Distinctive research
33. Achievement tests are also known as ____.
a) Tests of proficiency (Right Answer)
b) Test of reliability
c) Test of accessibility
d) None of these
34. Which of the following is NOT a strength of experimental studies?
a) Replicability
b) Control of variables
c) Establishment of causal links between variable
d) Narrow definition of concepts (Right Answer)
35. Questions, their sequence and their wording are fixed in?
a) Unstructured interview (Right Answer)
b) Standardized interview
c) Both of them
d) None of them
36. Non-directive depth interview is also called _____.
a) Unguided interview (Right Answer)
b) Guided interview
c) Panel interview
d) None of these
37. Research and development become the index of development of
country. Which of the following reasons are true with regards to this
statement?
a) Because R&D reflect the true economic and social conditions
prevailing in a country
b) Because R& D targets the human development
c) Because R& D can improve the standard of living of the people
in a country
d) All the above (Right Answer)
38. The main concept behind doing research is to
a) Study and explore knowledge
b) Start with a pre-defined and clear cut objectives
c) All the above (Right Answer)
39. The main purpose of research in education is to ______
a) Increase social status of an individual
b) Increase job prospects of an individual
c) Help in the personal growth of an individual
d) Help the candidate become an eminent educationist (Right
Answer)
40. In report writing, the language used is to be
a) Loudly
b) Clear (Right Answer)
c) Whispers
d) Ambiguous
41. Experimental research is aimed to:
a) Describe variables
b) Study the application of theory
c) Study trend analysis
d) Establish association between variables (Right Answer)
42. Surveys types
a) Three
b) Four
c) Six (Right Answer)
d) Eight
43. Research that is done to examine the findings of someone else using
the ‘’same variables but different people’’ is which of the following?
a) Exploration
b) Hypothesis
c) Replication (Right Answer)
d) Empiricism
44. Direct observation is a ______
a) Data-gathering device (Right Answer)b) Construction device
c) Both a & b
d) None of these
45. In an experiment, the variable that is being measured is referred to
as the…
a) Dependent variable (Right Answer)
b) Dependant variable
c) Measurement variable
d) Independent variable
46. Sample is regarded as a subset of?
a) Data
b) Set
c) Distribution
d) Population (Right Answer)
47. The essential qualities of a researcher are
a) Spirit of free enquiry
b) Reliance on observation and evidence
c) Systematic or theorizing
d) All the above
48. Which of the following is NOT one of the key characteristics of a true experiment?
a) The measurement of changes caused by the manipulation of a
variable
b) The manipulation of a variable
c) All participants experience all experimental conditions (Right Answer)
d) Holding everything constant apart from the variable being
manipulated
49. The eye witness accounts about past events are called
a) Facts
b) Preliminary sources (Right Answer)
c) Secondary sources
d) Oral sources
50. Among these, which sampling is based on equal probability?
a) Simple random sampling (Right Answer)
b) Stratified random sampling
c) Systematic sampling
d) Probability sampling
51. The ____ scale measurement has a natural zero.
a) Ratio (Right Answer)
b) Nominal
c) Ordinal
d) Interval
52. The study of past at very small scale is called
a) Macro history
b) Micro history (Right Answer)
c) Local history
d) Oral history
53. Research is
a) Searching again and again
b) Finding solution to any problem
c) Working in a scientific way to search for truth of any problem (Right
Answer)
d) None of these
54. How many variables are tasted at one time in a controlled experiment?
a) One (Right Answer)
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
55. ____ refers to inferring about the whole population based on the
observations made on a small part.
a) Pseudo-inference
b) Objective inference
c) Inductive inference (Right Answer)
d) Deductive inference
56. _____ is used as mythology for textual analysis
Hermeneutics (Right Answer)
57. The report is always written in
a) Sequential manner (Right Answer)
b) Irregular mannerc) Horizontal manner
d) Data biased manner
58. Increasing the sample size has the following effect upon the
sampling error?
a) It increases the sampling error
b) It reduces the sampling error (Right Answer)
c) it has no effect on the sampling
d) all of the above
59. The distribution that is formed by all possible values of a statistics is
known as
Sampling distribution (Right Answer)
60. When one examines the entire population instead of a subgroup of the population this is called a
Census (Right Answer)
61. The probability of selecting an item in probability sampling, from the population is known and is:
Equal to zero (Right Answer)
62. Heuristics is also called
External criticism (Right Answer)
63. Which among the following is called probability sampling method? Sampling random (Right
Answer)64. Through which of the following methods of research ‘cause and effect relationship’ is
focused?
a) Historical method
b) Descriptive method
c) Experimental Method (Right Answer)
d) Case study method
65. What is the name of the variable changed on purpose in the
experiment?
a) Independent variable (Right Answer)
b) Dependent variable
c) Controlled variable
d) None of these
66. _________ is a set of carefully selected and ordered questions prepared by questions pre by the
researcher to factual information from respondents.
a) Questionnaire (Right Answer)
b) Interview
c) Observation
d) None of these
67. What’s a Quasi Experiment?
a) The IV studied is naturally occ