Question 1

If a study includes quantitative data, the data management plan should have specific policies regarding data checking and data cleaning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following would not be a reason for employing team meetings within a research study?

Accepted Answer

A)  To serve as a means for facilitating data management 
B)  To provide a platform to discuss progress, share achievements, and make joint decisions 
C)  To promote a culture of consistent communication, where everyone on the research team should be included 
D)  To promote a culture of inclusion and free thought, free from agenda or taking of minutes 
A)  To serve as a means for facilitating data management 
B)  To provide a platform to discuss progress, share achievements, and make joint decisions 
C)  To promote a culture of consistent communication, where everyone on the research team should be included 
D)  To promote a culture of inclusion and free thought, free from agenda or taking of minutes D

Question 3

Data are the pieces of information that are collected from research participants to address a study's questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which of the following is not a role of the data management plan and project timeline in a study?

Accepted Answer

A)  To set goals for data collection and for monitoring its progress 
B)  To provide guidance for monitoring the productivity and work quality of team members 
C)  To facilitate the process of identifying the skills and knowledge that will be required of the research team 
D)  To ensure the standards for the anticipated journal of publication are met 
A)  To set goals for data collection and for monitoring its progress 
B)  To provide guidance for monitoring the productivity and work quality of team members 
C)  To facilitate the process of identifying the skills and knowledge that will be required of the research team 
D)  To ensure the standards for the anticipated journal of publication are met

Question 5

All of the following should be included within a strong data management system except for:

Accepted Answer

A)  A clearly defined set of policies and procedures 
B)  Project information and participant data 
C)  Existing literature on the topic 
D)  Processes and infrastructure related to staff 
A)  A clearly defined set of policies and procedures 
B)  Project information and participant data 
C)  Existing literature on the topic 
D)  Processes and infrastructure related to staff

Question 6

Which of the following is not an example of the strengths that a data management plan lends to a research study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Offers guidance about how to carry out and document all research-related procedures 
B)  Supports communication about the research study across members of a project team 
C)  Facilitates communication with external parties 
D)  Ensures a consensus on the theoretical frame of reference guiding the research question 
A)  Offers guidance about how to carry out and document all research-related procedures 
B)  Supports communication about the research study across members of a project team 
C)  Facilitates communication with external parties 
D)  Ensures a consensus on the theoretical frame of reference guiding the research question

Question 7

There are two basic rules of data backups: do them regularly and do them frequently.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following would not likely be included within a qualitative codebook?

Accepted Answer

A)  Derived and calculated values 
B)  A definition of each code 
C)  A description of when and how to use various codes 
D)  The list of codes 
A)  Derived and calculated values 
B)  A definition of each code 
C)  A description of when and how to use various codes 
D)  The list of codes

Question 9

Which of the following would not be included among the job descriptions of people involved in a study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Qualifications and/or specific skills required of workers with a specific list of job duties 
B)  Name and title of direct supervisor 
C)  Identification of the specific cultural and social background of the work 
D)  Job title 
A)  Qualifications and/or specific skills required of workers with a specific list of job duties 
B)  Name and title of direct supervisor 
C)  Identification of the specific cultural and social background of the work 
D)  Job title

Question 10

After translating participant responses to numerical values and entering the data, missing or out-of-range values may indicate a data entry error. Potential errors can be checked against raw data and corrected if necessary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Data collection forms should always include the participant's name as well as the participant identifier on each page.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following would not likely be included within a quantitative codebook?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information on the origins of items 
B)  Information regarding conceptual labels 
C)  How to complete the coding, including unusual responses 
D)  How derived variables were developed 
A)  Information on the origins of items 
B)  Information regarding conceptual labels 
C)  How to complete the coding, including unusual responses 
D)  How derived variables were developed

Question 13

The basic goal of data management is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Keep all data rigorously secured 
B)  Support the production of findings that are trustworthy and useful to others 
C)  Process the data so all study objectives are met 
D)  File all information in a carefully retrievable format 
A)  Keep all data rigorously secured 
B)  Support the production of findings that are trustworthy and useful to others 
C)  Process the data so all study objectives are met 
D)  File all information in a carefully retrievable format

Question 14

Data management in a research study:

Accepted Answer

A)  Includes mandates that are driven by professional regulatory boards 
B)  Are procedural policies enacted within a research study, arrived at through study personnel consensus 
C)  Are the logistical, reflective, and behind the scenes processes and infrastructure that allow a researcher to produce high-quality information 
D)  Are rules governing practice that are regulated by a grant awarding agency or internal institutional policy 
A)  Includes mandates that are driven by professional regulatory boards 
B)  Are procedural policies enacted within a research study, arrived at through study personnel consensus 
C)  Are the logistical, reflective, and behind the scenes processes and infrastructure that allow a researcher to produce high-quality information 
D)  Are rules governing practice that are regulated by a grant awarding agency or internal institutional policy

Question 15

Consistent communication in the context of a data management system should include all of the following except for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Casual remarks made by participants 
B)  Documentation of individual work and decisions 
C)  Verbal and written communication among members of the team 
D)  Communications including e-mails, texts, and shared Web-based documents 
A)  Casual remarks made by participants 
B)  Documentation of individual work and decisions 
C)  Verbal and written communication among members of the team 
D)  Communications including e-mails, texts, and shared Web-based documents

Exam 23: Entering, Storing, and Managing Data

If a study includes quantitative data, the data management plan should have specific policies regarding data checking and data cleaning.

Which of the following would not be a reason for employing team meetings within a research study?

Data are the pieces of information that are collected from research participants to address a study's questions.

Which of the following is not a role of the data management plan and project timeline in a study?

All of the following should be included within a strong data management system except for:

Which of the following is not an example of the strengths that a data management plan lends to a research study?

There are two basic rules of data backups: do them regularly and do them frequently.

Which of the following would not likely be included within a qualitative codebook?

Which of the following would not be included among the job descriptions of people involved in a study?

After translating participant responses to numerical values and entering the data, missing or out-of-range values may indicate a data entry error. Potential errors can be checked against raw data and corrected if necessary.

Data collection forms should always include the participant's name as well as the participant identifier on each page.

Which of the following would not likely be included within a quantitative codebook?

The basic goal of data management is to:

Data management in a research study:

Consistent communication in the context of a data management system should include all of the following except for:

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