STA630 Final Term File 12

FINALTERM EXAMINATION

FALL 2007 STA630 - RESEARCH METHODS (Session - 4 ) Marks: 60 Time: 150min

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Exam Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2008

All questions are compulsory. This exam consists of 15 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) carrying 1 mark each; 5 True/False statements carrying 1 mark each; 5 Fill in the Blanks carrying 1 mark each; 5 Short Questions carrying 5 marks each; and 1 descriptive question –carrying 10 marks. For each MCQ, read the available choices carefully and select the most appropriate choice which you consider is the correct answer. To answer fill in the blanks questions, write the word which you think is the most suitable by comprehending the whole phrase. More than one answer will be marked zero. Remember not to spend too much time on any one objective type question since all objective type questions carry equal marks; it is important to manage your time according to the marks allocated to each question. Save your answer before proceeding to the next question. Do not click the “Finish” button while solving your paper. Once you clicked the “Finish” button, you will not be able to access your paper again. Click it at the end of your paper. That means you have submitted your complete paper. A clock is given in the exam software. Software will automatically close at the end of given time. Use of mobile phone is strictly prohibited. Switch off your mobile phone during the exam. Failure to comply with the Supervisor’s directions will result in your test being cancelled. Please comply with supervisor’s directions to avoid any unpleasant event.

Question Marks Question Marks Question Total Marks Question Marks

Q1. ( Marks: 1 )

An experiment has high _____ if one has confidence that the experimental treatment has been the source of change in the dependent variable.

1. Internal validity
2. External validity
3. Internal and external validity
4. Internal and external reliability

Q2. ( Marks: 1 )

_________ is the arbitrary and subjective.

1. Probability sampling
2. Non- Probability sampling
3. Cluster sampling
4. All of the given options

Q3. ( Marks: 1 )

Which of the following is NOT included in the stages of interviewing?

1. Asking questions
2. Recording the responses
3. Probing
4. Coding the data

Q4. ( Marks: 1 )

Critical decision areas in questionnaire construction are____________

1. Question content
2. Question wording
3. Response strategy
4. All of the given options

Q5. ( Marks: 1 )

__________ is based on the concept of random sampling.

1. Non- probability sampling
2. Probability sampling
3. Random sampling
4. Multiple sampling

Q6. ( Marks: 1 )

A sampling design in which the elements in the population do NOT have a known or predetermined chance of being selected as sample subject is:

1. Convenience sampling
2. Stratified sampling
3. Non-Probability sampling
4. Probability sampling

Q7. ( Marks: 1 )

_________ is the population for which results are required.

1. Finite population
2. Infinite population
3. Target population
4. None of the given options

Q8. ( Marks: 1 )

Which of the following technique yields a simple random sample?

1. Choosing volunteers from an introductory psychology class to participate
2. Listing the individuals by ethnic group and choosing a proportion from within each ethnic group at random
3. Numbering all the elements of a sampling frame and then using a random