Judge the following cover letter on the following characteristics:
1. Sponsoring agency of the research
2. Objectives of the research
3. Selection criteria of the respondents
The assurance of the confidentiality
What do you know about statistical control?
Does historical comparative research follow scientific approach or not? Discuss.
Briefly describe the type of observation you would use, the field notes you would develop, and some general principles you would follow to ensure successful data collection.
hat characteristics of the respondents should be considered while administering the online questionnaire?
Read the given information and write the reference of an Unpublished Manuscript:
Author: Kashoor, M. A
Title of the Manuscript: Training and development in the '90s.
Year of publication: (2005)
Place of the publisher: Virtual University.
What do you know about Cleaning of Data?
It is the last stage of coding data, in which all the mistakes should be clearing is called cleaning of data.
How would you differentiate between History Effect and Mechanical Loss in Experimental research?
Anonymity is difficult to obtain in which of the following data collection method?
All of the given options
The effect of the researcher's personality on the respondent during the interview is known as:
Interviewer influence
Respondents are actively involved in the two way communication during the following except:
Self administered questionnaire
The degree of a fit between a construct and its indicators refers to:
Validity
Following are the ways to improve reliability except :
Homogenous statements
A measure is reliable if it provides consistent ___________.
Results
Ordinal levels of measurement assume which of the following?
All of the given options
Why should we study research for our degree requirement?
All of the given options
Methodological reviews can be best explained as:
Evaluation of the previous research methodologies used by the researchers
Studying the same people over the long period of time is called:
Cross sectional study
Which of the following represents this reference, "Cornett, M., Wiley, B. J., & Sankar, S. (1998). The pleasures of nurturing, London: McMunster Publishing"?
Book by more than one author
Constructing a detailed moderator's outline for use during the focus group interviews involves extensive discussions among the ______, _______, and ______.
Researcher; moderator; and respondents
Which section of a report reviews the relevant research that has been done in this area?
Abstract
Which section of the report presents the specific statistical procedures used along with the results of these procedures?
Methodology
In a prepared report, which of the following comes first?
Title page
An in-depth study of a major competitor in order to determine how to improve your organization's profitability is an example of a_________.
Case study
Which of the following is a disadvantage of focus groups?
All of the given options
Which term technically describes a situation in which an observer's work in a first-grade classroom disrupts the normal routines due to the curiosity of the students?
All of the given options
All of the following are a major method of data collection EXCEPT
Focus groups
Which of the following is a disadvantage of secondary data?
All of the given options
Obtaining secondary data is typically _____ and _____ expensive than obtaining primary data.
Faster; less
Which of the following can be referred as semantic analysis?
All of the given options
Which of the following occurs when one partial replicate the initial bivariate relationship but other partials do not?
The specification pattern
hat is an example of a true experimental design?
One-shot case study design
Which of the following means that there is an alternative explanation beyond the experimental variables for any observed differences in the dependent variables?
Randomization
Which experimental design involves manipulating a single independent variable to observe its effect on a single dependent variable?
Basic experimental design
n a typical line graph, the _____ variable is shown on the vertical y-axis and the _____variable is shown on the horizontal x-axis.
Dependent; independent
All of the following are software packages that can be used for data analysis EXCEPT:
SAS
Which type of non probability sampling technique is useful for certain personal experiences of researcher?
Convenience
Which type of error occurs when certain sample elements are excluded or when the entire population is not accurately represented in the sampling frame?
Sampling frame error
When an interviewer fails to write the respondent's answer to a question exactly because the respondent talks faster than the interviewer can write, this is an example of:
Interviewer error
All of the following are the characteristics of scientific methods of research, EXCEPT;
Deterministic
The easiest way to describe the numerical data of one variable is;
Frequency distribution
Which of the following terms refers to a statistical method that can be used to statistically equate groups on a pretest or some other variable?
Experimental control
Accuracy of evidence may be looked at for which of the following things:
All of the given options
Which of the following describes the situation in which the control variable intervenes between the original independent variable and the dependent variables?
Replication pattern
Which of the following is a measure in which a researcher adds or combines several distinct indicators of a construct into a single score?
Scale
Which of the following is that element or set of elements considered for selection in some stage of sampling?
Sampling Unit
How have focus groups been used in market research?
To allow for research into farmers opinions.
Which of the following is not an example of historical comparative research?
Turnover
Why might qualitative researchers regard interviewing an attractive alternative to participant observation?
It gives a better insight into the day to day functioning of the research site.
Ecological validity refers to:
The instruments used to measure the independent and dependent variables
The best way to control extraneous variables in research studies is;
Avoiding all threats to external validity
Which of the following is a drawback of a computerized analysis of data? Re-examination, lack of coding, analysis of qualitative data.
In a prediction study of the relationship between age and cognitive development, the criterion variable would be;
Cognitive development after controlling for age
Which of the following sampling strategy was used when students who were very pleased or very displeased were selected?
Confirming and disconfirming cases
Why does qualitative interviewing has an advantage over participant observation when it comes to longitudinal research?
It allows for a better exploration of key issues.
Which of the following represents excellent advice for conducting an interview?
All of the given options
What should researchers do in analyzing videotapes?
Focus only on their own communication in the videotapes.
Researchers should follow up with nonrespondents if their initial response rate after one mailing is less than;
60%
Which one of the following is NOT the type of group discussion?
Focus group
hich of the following is NOT a source of literature review
Dissertations
Critical decision area in questionnaire construction is which of the following?
All of the given options
heoretical framework is trying to develop a ________ model of our study.
Conceptual
The word action in the phrase "action research" refers to;
The process of collecting data
An inductive logic is one that:
Allows theory to emerge out of the data.
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