STA630 Midterm Past Paper 1

STA630 Mid Term

Who, among the following, wrote the book "Research Methods for Business"?

1. Zikmund, W.
2. Sekaran, U.
3. Dessler, G.
4. Neuman, W.C.

Correct answer: Sekaran, U.

What does an empiricist believe?

1. All the knowledge that we have of life after death can be used in research.
2. Knowledge in the form of ‘facts’ should be gained through sensory experience.
3. Research conducted within the British Empire was biased and unreliable.
4. Research should not always necessarily rely on the scientific methods.

Action research usually takes place in a single school because;

1. It is designed to answer questions about improving practice in a particular setting.
2. It is difficult to secure permission to study students in multiple schools.
3. Teachers do not have the necessary skills to conduct research across multiple settings.
4. Data collection methods used in action research are designed for single settings.

Which of the following is characteristic of action research?

1. Variables are tightly controlled.
2. Results are generalizable.

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1. Results demonstrate cause-and-effect relationships.
2. Data are usually qualitative.

Which of the following statements is TRUE for qualitative research question?

1. It asks a question about some process, or phenomenon to be explored.
2. It is generally an open-ended question.
3. It asks a question which may be open ended.
4. It asks a closed ended question.

Which of the following is NOT an example of quantitative variable?

1. Age
2. Grade point average
3. Gender
4. Motivation

In research, something that does not “vary” is known as:

1. Variable
2. Method
3. Constant
4. Control group

The cause variable or the one that identifies forces or conditions that act on something else is known as:

1. Moderating variable
2. Independent variable
3. Categorical variable

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1. Dependent variable

Which of the following statements best defines hypothesis?

1. A quantitative study.
2. A tentative prediction of the results of the research.
3. A qualitative research design.
4. The operational definition of the study.

Which of the following is the characteristic/s of Hypotheses in qualitative research studies?

1. Hypotheses are very specific and stated prior to beginning the study.
2. Hypotheses are never used.
3. Hypotheses are often generated as the data are collected, interpreted, and analyzed.
4. Hypotheses are always stated after the research study has been completed.

Hypothesis test may also be called as

1. Informal test
2. Moderating test
3. Significance test
4. t-test