STA630 Final Term Past Paper 1

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When there is a need of generating new ideas for hypotheses or to interpret the results of some research, which one is the best research deign?

1. Experiment
2. Surveys
3. Focus group discussion
4. Communication analysis

Correct answer: Focus group discussion

Which of the following is an example of deception in business research?

1. The obtaining of company material without permission.
2. The researcher wearing a disguise during an observation.
3. The researcher representing their research as being about a different topic

Correct answer: The researcher representing their research as being about a different topic

Which of the following is least likely to occur as an ethical problem with electronic research?

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

Correct answer: People are not likely to be able to stop once they have begun participating.

All of the following are unethical issues, EXCEPT;

1. Invoicing irregularities
2. Avoiding legal liability

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1. Misrepresenting results
2. Seeking permission for entry

Correct answer: Seeking permission for entry

Which of the following is the difference between measures and indicators?

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

Correct answer: Measures are unambiguous quantities, whereas indicators are devised from common sense understandings.

The extent to which a test provides scores that are meaningful, appropriate, or useful is referred to as;

1. Reliability
2. Accuracy
3. Internal validity
4. Validity

Correct answer: Validity

Which of the following functions is performed by the Ordinal scale?

1. Categorize
2. Distance
3. Order

Correct answer: Order

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1. Unique origin

What is the difference between interval/ratio and ordinal variables?

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

Correct answer: The distance between categories is equal across the range of interval/ration data.

Which of the following statement refers to cross-sectional design?

1. A comparison of two or more variables over a long period of time
2. The collection of data from more than one case at one moment in time
3. One that is devised when the researcher is in a bad mood
4. A study of one particular section of society, e.g. the middle classes

Correct answer: A comparison of two or more variables over a long period of time

Which of the following is TRUE for research plan?

1. It should be detailed.
2. It should be given to others for review and comments.
3. It sets out the rationale for a research study.
4. All of the given options

Correct answer: All of the given options

Which of the following typically does NOT apply to observers in survey research studies?

1. They observe predetermined activities.