If a researcher was studying the use of various instructional approaches to the "multiple intelligences" of his students, he is likely to be conducting which type of research?
1.    Basic
2.    Applied  (Ans)
3.    Evaluation
4.    Grounded theory
 

Which of the following statements is false?
1.    Discrete variables allow measurement of an infinite number of fractions of units of measurement. (Ans)
2.    Discrete variables can only have whole number values.
3.    Continuous numbers can only have whole number values.
4.    Continuous measures do not allow for scores that fall between two number values.

Which one of the following creates problems of measurements of a concept?
1.    Unambiguous meanings
2.    Vague meanings (Ans)
3.    Clear meanings
4.    Dictionary meanings

Which of the following is not a concept?
1.    Leadership
2.    Total Quality Management
3.    Human Resource Management
4.    IQ (Ans)
 

What research is?
1.    A lab experiment
2.    A report
3.    A systematic Enquiry(Ans)
4.    A procedure

Which of the following is a concept?
1.    Leadership.
2.    Total Quality Management.
3.    Human Resource Management.
4.    All of the given options (Ans)

When we say that science is parsimonious, we mean that:
1.    Scientific theories are based on laws.
2.    We must be careful because causes can occur after specific effects.
3.    The best scientific theories are those that offer the simplest explanations for a law. (Ans)
4.    Science accurately describes a wide range of behavior.

Why, as scientists, do we not want to rely on authority for explanations?
1.    Those in authority are often wrong.
2.    Those in authority cannot be challenged.
3.    Those in authority rely too much on objective information. (Ans)
4.    Those in authority often have no common sense.

The ________ is only useful if the concepts, ideas, STA630 - Research Methods - Questions, etc. to be investigated are both testable and falsifiable.
1.    Independent Variable
2.    Dependent Variable
3.    Experimental Method
4.    Scientific Method (Ans)

An operational definition is:
1.    One that bears no relation to the underlying concept.
2.    An abstract, theoretical definition of a concept.
3.    A definition of a concept in terms of specific, empirical measures. (Ans)
4.    One that refers to opera singers and their work.

Note: Devising measures of concepts is shown as step 4 in the process of quantitative research. Bryman points out that this step is often referred to as operationalization, in other words the series of separate steps we will take to make our research work for us. This is very important when we think about tests of validity of the research. The operational definition is, therefore, the very opposite of abstract, attempting to phrase the concept so precisely as to make it capable of being tested in the research context.
 

_________ meanings attached to a concept create problems of measurements.
1.    Unambiguous
2.    Vague (Ans)
3.    Clear
4.    Dictionary

To say that a theory is falsifiable is to say that;
1.    It is based on results that are not replicable.
2.    Investigators have replaced it with a simpler or more accurate theory.
3.    We can imagine results that would contradict it. (Ans)
4.    It is so vague that it fits any and all possible results.

According to Empiricism, which of the following is the ultimate source of all our concepts and knowledge?
1.    Perceptions
2.    Theory
3.    Sensory experience(Ans)
4.    Logics and arguments

Why do you need to review the existing literature?
1.    To give your dissertation a proper academic appearance, with lots of references
2.    Because without it, you could never reach the required word-count
3.    To find out what is already known about your area of interest (Ans)
4.    To help in your general studying

Quantitative researcher's preoccupation with generalization is an attempt to:
1.    Develop the law like findings of the natural sciences. (Ans)
2.    Boost their chances of publication.
3.    Enhance the internal validity of their research.
4.    Demonstrate the complex techniques of statistical analysis.

In ______________ we collect same type of information from different respondents in different times.
1.    Cohort study
2.    Time series Research. (Ans)
3.    Panel study
4.    Case studies