Question 1

A dependent variable refers to............

Accepted Answer

A)  The experimental condition
B)  The variable which shows us the effect of the manipulation.
C)  The variable being manipulated or varied in some way by the researcher
D)  A variable with a single value which remains constant in a particular context B

Question 2

The opposite of the variables is

Accepted Answer

A)  A constant
B)  An extraneous variable
C)  A dependent variable
D)  A data set A

Question 3

The quantitative research is best described by------

Accepted Answer

A)  the collection of non numerical data
B)  an attempt to confirms the researcher's hypotheses
C)  research that is exploratory
D)  research that attempts to generate a new theory B

Question 4

A list of questions which is handed over to the respondent, who reads the questions and records the answers himself is known as the..........

Accepted Answer

A)  Interview schedule
B)  Questionnaire
C)  Interview guided.
D)  All of the given options

Question 5

Exploratory research addresses one of the following types of question.

Accepted Answer

A)  If
B)  How
C)  Why
D)  What

Question 6

________ is the failure to reject a false null hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A)  Type I error
B)  Type II error
C)  Type A error
D)  Type B error

Question 7

Hypothesis test may also be called as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Informal test
B)  Significance test
C)  Moderating test
D)  T-test

Question 8

Qualitative research is often exploratory and has all of the following characteristics except- -------

Accepted Answer

A)  it is typically used when a great deal is already known about the topic of interest.
B)  it relies on the collection of non numerical data such as words and pictures
C)  it is used to generate hypotheses and develop theory about phenomena in the world
D)  it uses the inductive scientific method

Question 9

Variables are..........-

Accepted Answer

A)  the main focus of research in science.
B)  something that can vary in terms of precision
C)  something that we can measure
D)  all of the above

Question 10

Which of the following statements is/are true according to the logic of hypothesis testing?

Accepted Answer

A)  When the null hypothesis is true, it should be rejected
B)  When the null hypothesis is true, it should not be rejected
C)  When the null hypothesis is false, it should be rejected
D)  Both b and c are true

Question 11

______allow a researcher to examine the degree and directionof the relationship between two characteristics or variables.

Accepted Answer

A)  Correlational designs
B)  Quasi-experimental designs
C)  Confounding variables
D)  Experimental designs

Question 12

A literature review requires

Accepted Answer

A)  Planning
B)  Good & clear writing
C)  Lot of rewriting
D)  All of the above

Question 13

Research hypotheses are ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  Formulated prior from review of the literature
B)  Statements of predicted relationships between variables
C)  Stated such that they can be confirmed or refuted
D)  Both b and c

Question 14

The group that does not receive the experimental treatment condition is the________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Experimental group
B)  Control group
C)  Treatment group
D)  Independent group

Question 15

Conducting surveys is the most common method of generating........

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary data
B)  Secondary data
C)  Qualitative data
D)  None of the above

Question 16

The interview in which questions are already prepared is called

Accepted Answer

A)  Telephonic interview
B)  Personal interview
C)  Unstructured interview
D)  Structured interview

Exam 3: Understanding Research Hypotheses and Variables in Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods