STA630 Solved MCQs

Research Method STA630 Solved MCQs

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1Hypothesis refers to

a) The outcome of an experiment b) A conclusion drawn from an experiment c) A form of bias in which the subject tries to outuess the experimenter

d) A tentative statement about the relationship

2Statistics is used by researchers to

a) Analyze the empirical data collected in a study

b) Make their findins sound better c) Operationally define their variables d) Ensure the study comes out the way it was intended

3A literature review requires

a) Plannin b) ood & clear writin c) Lot of rewritin

d) All of the above

4A literature review is based on the assumption that

a) Copy from the work of others

b) Knowlede accumulates and learns from the work of others

c) Knowlede disaccumulates d) None of the above option

5A theoretical framework

a) Elaborates the r/s amon the variables b) Explains the loic underlyin these r/s c) Describes the nature and direction of the r/s

d) All of the above

6- Which of the followin statement is not true?

1. A research proposal is a document that presents a plan for a project
2. A research proposal shows that the researcher is capable of successfully conductin the proposed research project
3. A research proposal is an unoranized and unplanned project
4. A research proposal is just like a research report and written before the research project

Correct answer: A research proposal is an unoranized and unplanned project

7Preliminary data collection is a part of the

a) Descriptive research

b) Exploratory research

c) Applied research d) Explanatory research

8Conductin surveys is the most common method of eneratin

a) Primary data

b) Secondary data c) Qualitative data d) None of the above

9After identifyin the important variables and establishin the loical reasonin in theoretical framework, the next step in the research process is

a) To conduct surveys

b( To enerate the hypothesis

c) To focus roup discussions d) To use experiments in an investiation

10The appropriate analytical technique is determined by

a) The research desin b) Nature of the data collected c) Nature of the hypothesis

d) Both A & B

11-Personal interviews conducted in shoppin malls are known as:

a) Mall interviews

b) Mall intercept interviews

c) Brief interviews d) None of the iven options

12-WATS lines provided by lon distance telephone service at fixed rates. In this reard, WATS is the abbreviation of:

a) West Africa Theoloical Seminary b) Washtenaw Area Transportation Study

c) Wide Area Telecommunications Service

d) World Air Transport Statistics

13-A list of questions which is handed over to the respondent, who reads the questions and records the answers himself is known as the:

a) Interview schedule

b) Questionnaire

c) Interview uide d) All of the iven options 14-One of the most critical staes in the survey research process is:

a) Research desin

b) Questionnaire desin

c) Interview desin d) Survey desin

15-Question that consists of two or more questions joined toether is called a:

a) Double barreled question

b) eneral question c) Accurate question d) Confusin question

16-The number of questionnaires returned or completed divided by the total number of eliible people who were contacted or asked to participate in the survey is called the:

a) Response rate

b).Participation rate c) Inflation rate d) None of the iven options

17-To obtain the freest opinion of the respondent, when we ask eneral question before a specific question then this procedure is called as the:

a) Research technique b) Qualitative technique

c) Funnel technique

d) Quantitative technique

18A small scale trial run of a particular component is known as:

a) Pilot testin b) Pre-testin c) Lab experiments

d) Both A & B

19-Field testin of the questionnaire shows that:

a) Respondents are willin to co-operate

b) Respondents are not willin to co-operate c) Respondents do not like any participation d) All of the iven options

20-Service evaluation of hotels and restaurants can be done by the:

a) Self-administered questionnaires

b) Office assistant c) Manaer d) None of the iven options