STA301 Final Term Past Paper Fall 2008

FINALTERM EXAMINATION

Fall 2008 STA630Research Methods (Session - 1) Marks: 80

Q1. Research method is applicable in all of the following fields, Except. (1 marks)

Health care Business Government offices Religion

Q2. Quantitative researcher's pre-occupation with generalization is an attempt to: (1 marks)

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.

Q3. Which one of the following is a NOT a characteristic of a testable hypothesis? (1 marks)

Hypothesis must be conceptually clear. Hypothesis must have empirical referents. Hypothesis must be specific. Hypothesis must be proved.

Q4. Which of the following is NOT an unethical issue? (1 marks)

Seek approval for research Misrepresenting results Avoiding legal liability Invoicing irregularities

Q5. In a study of concept learning in first-graders, all of the following should happen, except; (1 marks)

To help make the experience enjoyable, children should be given substantial incentives to participate. The children should be asked if they want to participate. Teachers of the children in their classes should give informed consent. Parents must give consent.

Q6. Which of the following is the difference between measures and indicators? (1 marks)

Measures are unambiguous quantities, whereas indicators are devised from common sense understandings. Indicators have a more direct relationship to the underlying concept than measures. Measures are intuitively devised and then applied as if they were direct indicators of a concept. Indicators are unambiguous quantities, whereas measures are subjective and valueladen.

Q7. What is the difference between interval/ratio and ordinal variables? (1 marks)

Ordinal data can be rank ordered, but interval/ratio data cannot. The distance between categories is equal across the range of interval/ration data. Interval/ratio variables contain only two categories. Ordinal variables have a fixed zero point, whereas interval/ratio variables do not.

Q8. Categorical measures are forms of measurement classified as; (1 marks)

Measures that reflect quantitative differences. Measures that reflect qualitative differences. Measures that do not require mutual exclusivity or exhaustiveness when devising a measuring system. Rationale measures.

Q9. Which of the following is considered a part of a formal evaluation of a research plan? (1 marks)

A critique by a colleague of the researcher A critique by an experienced researcher A pilot study and a field test Self opinion

Q10. Which of the following is a legitimate purpose of a research plan? (1 marks)

It provides detailed procedures to guide the conduct of the study.