Exam 2: Identifying a Research Question and Study Purposes

In what kind of scientific reasoning approach does theory guide the research questions and hypotheses?

What kind of study design typically identifies both a philosophical worldview and research approach in the problem statement?

Discrepancies in research findings are associated with deductive reasoning approaches.

You are asked to determine the relationship and the direction of the relationship between two variables. What type of research problem is this?

Define the hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis.

It is hypothesized that students' class attendance will influence performance on exams and that performance will be influenced by physical activity levels. What types of variables are represented (listed in order) by class attendance, performance on exams, and physical activity levels?

Of the following options, why is reading review papers helpful when completing a literature review?

Answering the question "What has not been done?" is key when trying to identify which if the following?

The research topic represents the need for the study and describes the context for the study.

The independent variable is the manipulated variable.

When completing a literature review, why is it beneficial to be familiar with the existing literature in a topic? State three benefits.

In which part of the literature review should you identify what is and what is not known about the research problem?

Reading discussions and future directions in a research paper are helpful when trying to identify a central phenomenon.

According to Creswell (2014), what is the most important section in the literature review?

Research focusing on a central phenomenon does not focus on specific variables; rather, the focus is on broad inquiry statements.

As part of a research study, you are asked to collect sedentary and physical activity levels among university students in Toronto. What type of research problem does this question represent?

You are completing a mixed methods design, and the qualitative and quantitative portions of the study occur at the same time. What kind of mixed methods design is this?

Generating a list of key words for your literature review is helpful for which stage of the process?

The central phenomenon is a characteristic of which kind of study design?

The hypotheses or research questions are presented within the research statement purpose.