Question 1

Validity in qualitative research can be strengthened by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   Member checking for accuracy and interpretation
B)   Transcribing interviews to improve accuracy of data
C)   Exploring rival explanations
D)   Analysing negative cases B

Question 2

Which of the following is incorrect when naming a variable in SPSS?

Accepted Answer

A)   Must begin with a letter and not a number
B)   Must end in a full stop
C)   Cannot exceed 64 characters
D)   Cannot include symbols such as ?, & and % B

Question 3

In conducting secondary data analysis, researchers should ask themselves all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   Who produced the document?
B)   Is the material genuine?
C)   How can respondents be re-interviewed?
D)   Why was the document produced? C

Question 4

The significance level

Accepted Answer

A)   Is set after a statistical test is conducted
B)   Is always set at 0.05
C)   Results in a p-value
D)   Measures the probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis

Question 5

To predict the value of the dependent variable for a new case based on the knowledge of one or more independent variables, we would use

Accepted Answer

A)   Regression analysis
B)   Correlation analysis
C)   Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
D)   One-way analysis of variance

Question 6

Which of the following is a form of research typically conducted by managers and other professionals to address issues in their organizations and/or professional practice?

Accepted Answer

A)   Action research
B)   Basic research
C)   Professional research
D)   Predictive research

Question 7

A graph that uses vertical bars to represent data is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   A bar chart
B)   A pie chart
C)   A line graph
D)   A vertical graph

Question 8

In preparing for a viva or similar oral examination, it is best if you have:

Accepted Answer

A)   Avoided citing the examiner in your thesis
B)   Made exaggerated claims on the basis of your data
C)   Published and referenced your own article(s) 
D)   Tried to memorize your work

Question 9

You can create interest in your presentation by:

Accepted Answer

A)   Using bullet points
B)   Reading from notes
C)   Maximizing the use of animation effects
D)   Using metaphors

Question 10

The purpose of descriptive statistics is to:

Accepted Answer

A)   Summarize the characteristics of a data set
B)   Draw conclusions from the data
C)   None of the above
D)   All of the above

Question 11

A Type 1 error occurs in a situation where:

Accepted Answer

A)   The null hypothesis is accepted when it is in fact true
B)   The null hypothesis is rejected when it is in fact false
C)   The null hypothesis is rejected when it is in fact true
D)   The null hypothesis is accepted when it is in fact false

Question 12

Qualitative data analysis programs are useful for each of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   Manipulation of large amounts of data
B)   Exploring of the data against new dimensions
C)   Querying of data
D)   Generating codes

Question 13

Which part of a research report contains details of how the research was planned and conducted?

Accepted Answer

A)   Results
B)   Design
C)   Introduction
D)   Background

Question 14

Which of the following are not true of reflexivity?

Accepted Answer

A)   It recognizes that the researcher is not a neutral observer
B)   It has mainly been applied to the analysis of qualitative data
C)   It is part of a post-positivist tradition
D)   A danger of adopting a reflexive stance is the researcher can become the focus of the study

Question 15

In preparing for a presentation, you should do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   Practice the presentation
B)   Ignore your nerves
C)   Get to know more about your audience
D)   Take an advanced look, if possible, at the facilities

Question 16

The measure of the extent to which responses vary from the mean is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   The mode
B)   The normal distribution
C)   The standard deviation
D)   The variance

Question 17

To compare the performance of a group at time T1 and then at T2, we would use:

Accepted Answer

A)   A chi-squared test
B)   One-way analysis of variance
C)   Analysis of variance
D)   A paired t-test

Question 18

Grounded theory coding:

Accepted Answer

A)   Makes use of a priori concepts from the literature
B)   Uses open coding, selective coding, then axial coding
C)   Adopts a deductive stance
D)   Stops when theoretical saturation has been reached

Question 19

Which of the following is not an SPSS Type variable?

Accepted Answer

A)   Word
B)   Numeric
C)   String
D)   Date

Question 20

Plagiarism can be avoided by:

Accepted Answer

A)   Copying the work of others accurately
B)   Paraphrasing the author's text in your own words
C)   Cut and pasting from the Internet
D)   Quoting directly without revealing the source

Exam 4: Part D: Analysis and Report Writing