Friday, January 8, 2010

STA630 Quiz # 3

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Question # 20 of 20 ( Start time: 07:56:31 PM )            Total Marks: 1
To say that a theory is falsifiable is to say that;
Select correct option:

            It is based on results that are not replicable.
            Investigators have replaced it with a simpler or more accurate theory.
            We can imagine results that would contradict it.
            It is so vague that it fits any and all possible results.

Question # 19 of 20 ( Start time: 07:55:48 PM )            Total Marks: 1
Why does qualitative interviewing have an advantage over participant observation when it comes to longitudinal research? 
Select correct option:

            Repeat interviews are easier to organise.
            It allows for a better exploration of key issues.
            It is a more focused research method.
            Participant observers are prone to 'go native' during longitudinal research.

Question # 18 of 20 ( Start time: 07:55:23 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 # 17 of 20 ( Start time: 07:54:49 PM )            Total Marks: 1
Mr. Haris is interested in studying the shared beliefs and practices of the teachers in a small rural school. He is likely to use which research design? 
Select correct option:

            Action research
            Historical research
            Ethnography
            Grounded theory

Question # 16 of 20 ( Start time: 07:53:28 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
            Logical answers between questions (i.e., attributes should be rated high if purchase interest is high)

Question # 15 of 20 ( Start time: 07:52:51 PM )            Total Marks: 1
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.

Question # 14 of 20 ( Start time: 07:51:30 PM )            Total Marks: 1
Which one of the following is not an assumption of science? 
Select correct option:

            There are reoccurring patterns in the world.
            Events happen because of preceding causes.
            We can discover solutions to problems of interest.
            Theoretical explanations must agree with common sense.

Question # 13 of 20 ( Start time: 07:50:38 PM )            Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is an advantage of open questions? 
Select correct option:

            They allow respondents to answer in their own terms.
            They prevent respondents from giving unusual answers.
            They allow respondents to put less effort into their answer.
            They allow respondents to code their answers in advance.

Question # 12 of 20 ( Start time: 07:50:05 PM )            Total Marks: 1
Detailed and unambiguous instructions are particularly important for: 
Select correct option:

            Computer-assisted telephone surveys
            Mail surveys
            Computer-assisted personal interviews
            Internet surveys

Question # 11 of 20 ( Start time: 07:48:40 PM )            Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is not a feature of theoretical framework?
Select correct option:

            Making an inventory of variables
            Specify the direction of relationship
            Presenting findings
            Making an inventory of propositions

Question # 10 of 20 ( Start time: 07:47:59 PM )            Total Marks: 1
What type of sample involves some form of random selection so that every member of the sampling frame has an equal, non-zero chance of being included in the sample? 
Select correct option:

            Probability sample
            Zero-bias sample
            All-inclusive sample
            Non-probability sample

Question # 9 of 20 ( Start time: 07:47:39 PM ) Total Marks: 1
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

Question # 8 of 20 ( Start time: 07:47:14 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Procedures determining what two issues are rarely used in quantitative research? 
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            Objectivity and subjectivity
            Reliability and validity
            Accessibility and replicability
            Quality and quantity

Question # 7 of 20 ( Start time: 07:46:50 PM ) Total Marks: 1
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 # 6 of 20 ( Start time: 07:46:23 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The independent variable is; 
Select correct option:

            The variable manipulated in order to observe its effects
            The variable that is measured
            The free spirited variable
            A confounding variable

Question # 5 of 20 ( Start time: 07:45:43 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is not an unethical issue? 
Select correct option:

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

Question # 4 of 20 ( Start time: 07:44:54 PM ) Total Marks: 1
All the persons involved in the collection of data and supervision of data collection process are called; 
Select correct option:

            Fieldworkers
            Researchers
            Research assistants
            None of the given options

Question # 3 of 20 ( Start time: 07:43:28 PM ) Total Marks: 1
What is ordinal data? 
Select correct option:

            Ordinary data
            Well behaved data
            Ranked data
            Numbers

Question # 2 of 20 ( Start time: 07:42:59 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is an example of deception in business research? 
Select correct option:

            The obtaining of company material without permission.
            The researcher wearing a disguise during an observation.
            The researcher representing their research as being about a different topic.
            The researcher failing to ask permission to interview someone.

Question # 1 of 20 ( Start time: 07:42:29 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Time consumed in mall intercept interview is---------------.
Select correct option:

            High
            Moderate
            Low
            Nil


 

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