Friday, January 8, 2010

STA630 QUIZ # 3

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Which of the following is least likely to occur as an ethical problem with e-research?
Select correct option:

People are not likely to be able to stop once they have begun participating.
Informed consent cannot be completely monitored.
Debriefing could be avoided.
Privacy could be invaded.

All of these are characteristics of scientific methods of research except, it is;
Select correct option:

Cumulative
Deterministic
Unethical
Rationalism

Which of the following is not an unethical issue?
Select correct option:

Invoicing irregularities
Avoiding legal liability
Misrepresenting results
None of the given options

Research may differ along a series of dimensions. Which of the following may be applied to this statement?
Select correct option:

The type of data collected.
The data-collection technique.
The level of manipulation used to elicit data collection.
All of the given options

Which one of the following creates problems of measurements of a concept?
Select correct option:
Unambiguous meanings
Vague meanings
Clear meanings
Dictionary meanings

What is the basis of the Scientific Method?
Select correct option:

To test hypotheses in conditions that are condusive to its success.
To formulate a research problem and disprove the hypothesis.
To formulate a research problem, test the hypothesis in carefully controlled conditions that challenge the hypothesis.
To test hypotheses and if they are disproved, they should be abandoned completely.



Which of the following is likely to reduce the validity of a test?
Select correct option:

Unclear test directions
Ambiguous test items
Untaught items
All of the given options

One of the preoccupations of quantitative researchers is with generalization, which is a sign of:
Select correct option:

External validity
Internal reliability
External reliability
Internal validity

In the statement 'an examination of the effects of discretionary behaviour on employee performance' employee performance is the:
Select correct option:

Independent variable
Dependent variable
Extraneous variable
Causal variable

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good research topic?
Select correct option:
It is ethical.
It can be investigated through the collection and analysis of data.
It focuses on a philosophical or ethical issue.
It is theoretically or practically significant.


A telephone company is interested in obtaining customers' reactions to a new service package. Which of the following primary research methods would be most effective in reaching this audience to obtain their feedback?
Select correct option:
An Internet survey
Telephone interviews
A mail survey
Focus groups

Which of the following is NOT a longitudinal study?
Select correct option:
Trend study
Census study
Panel study
Cohort study

Which type of sampling strategy is exemplified by selecting two types of individuals: those who are extremely happy and those who are extremely sad?

Intensity

Measurement reliability refers to the:
Select correct option:
Accuracy of the scores
Consistency of the scores
Dependency of the scores
Comprehensiveness of the scores

Which of the following is the best hypothesis statement to address the research question, "What impact will the new advertising campaign have on use of Brand B?"
Select correct option:
The new advertising campaign will impact Brand B usage.
The new advertising campaign will increase Brand B trial.
The new advertising campaign will cause increased Brand B usage at the expense of Brand C.
The new advertising campaign will increase Brand B's market penetration.

Quantitative social researchers rarely claim to have established causality because:
Select correct option:
They are more concerned with publishing the results of their reliability tests.
They do not believe that this is an appropriate goal to be striving for.
They keep forgetting which of the variables they have manipulated.
They tend to use cross-sectional designs, which produce only correlations.








                                    Question # 2 of 20 ( Start time: 03:43:48 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Quantitative researcher's preoccupation with generalization is an attempt to:
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Develop the law like findings of the natural sciences.

Boost their chances of publication.

Enhance the internal validity of their research.

Demonstrate the complex techniques of statistical analysis.



Question # 3 of 20 ( Start time: 03:45:13 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is the least obtrusive and most accurate method for recording data in an interview?
Select correct option:



Note taking

Videotaping

Audiotaping

Writing notes after the interview



Question # 4 of 20 ( Start time: 03:46:41 PM ) Total Marks: 1
A researcher developed a measure of shyness and is now asking whether this measure does in fact measure a person's true state of shyness. This is a question of:
Select correct option:



Reactivity

Construct validity

Reliability

Content validity



Question # 5 of 20 ( Start time: 03:48:01 PM ) Total Marks: 1
A variable is:
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Any characteristic of interest that can take on more than one value

Defined as the groups manipulated in experimental research

The complete set of scores we use in statistical analysis

Completely specified only in observational research



Question # 15 of 20 ( Start time: 03:58:22 PM ) Total Marks: 1
All of the following are true about theories, except;
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They organize and summarize existing knowledge about a topic.

They are tentative until the facts prove them true.

They provide possible explanations for the phenomenon under study.

They lead to testable hypotheses through the process of deduction.



Question # 16 of 20 ( Start time: 03:59:44 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is an example of an issue that would be checked in a pilot testing?
Select correct option:



Completion of all questions on a questionnaire

Legible writing

Single responses to all multiple choice questions  

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