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Question # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 12:03:48 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good research topic?
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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.


Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 12:04:24 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 # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 12:05:43 PM ) Total Marks: 1
What type of process research is?
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A process to discover the truth
A process to invent the machines
A process to make new medicines
A process to create theories


Question # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 12:06:00 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The scientific method is preferred over other ways of knowing because it is more;
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Reliable
Systematic
Accurate
All of the given options


Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 12:06:55 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The independent variable is;
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The variable manipulated in order to observe its effects
The variable that is measured
The free spirited variable
A confounding variable


Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 12:08:21 PM ) Total Marks: 1
All of these are characteristics of scientific methods of research except, it is;
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Cumulative
Deterministic
Unethical
Rationalism


Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 12:08:54 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is false with regard to the benefits of multiple-choice questions over open-ended questions?
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Multiple-choice questions are easier to design
Multiple-choice questions are less costly for coding and data processing
Multiple-choice questions are quicker to administer
The use of multiple-choice questions results in higher cooperation for self-administered surveys


Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 12:10:16 PM ) Total Marks: 1
A concept is a generalized idea about------ .
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A class of objects
Attributes
Occurrences
All of the given options


Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 12:10:46 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The ________ is only useful if the concepts, ideas, questions, etc. to be investigated are both testable and falsifiable.
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Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Experimental Method
Scientific Method