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Research Methods (STA630)

Select the most suitable option.

Q1. Which is not a source of existing statistics?

1. Government
2. International agencies
3. Personal interviews
4. Private sources

Q2. Followings are the advantages of secondary data except

1. Non-Reactivity
2. Selective survival
3. Low cost
4. Spontaneity

Q3. Following are the disadvantages of secondary data except

1. Longitudinal analysis
2. Sampling bias
3. Coding difficult
4. Incompleteness

Q4. The coding of the secondary data may be difficult because of

1. Differences in content or subject matter
2. Lack of standardization
3. Differences in length and format
4. All of these

Q5. The researcher must be concerned about the following problems while using secondary data in research.

1. Validity
2. Reliability

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C. Both of these D. None of these

6- Hypothesis 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 outguess the experimenter

D. A tentative statement about the relationship

7Statistics is used by researchers to

A. Analyze the empirical data collected in a study

B. Make their findings sound better

C. Operationally define their variables

D. Ensure the study comes out the way it was intended

8A literature review requires

A. Planning

B. Good & clear writing

C. Lot of rewriting

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D. All of the above

9A literature review is based on the assumption that

A. Copy from the work of others

B. Knowledge accumulates and learns from the work of others

C. Knowledge disaccumulates

D. None of the above option

10- A theoretical framework

A. Elaborates the r/s among the variables

B. Explains the logic underlying these r/s

C. Describes the nature and direction of the r/s

D. All of the above

11- Which of the following statement is not true?

1. A research proposal is a document that presents a plan for a project