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Understanding Research Methodology Quiz

Test your knowledge on various research methodologies with this engaging quiz designed for students and professionals alike. With 25 thought-provoking questions, this quiz will help you sharpen your understanding of critical concepts like experiments, case studies, and sampling techniques.

  • 25 multiple-choice questions
  • Assess your grasp of research methods
  • Perfect for students and educators
25 Questions6 MinutesCreated by LearningPathway42
Choose the appropriate chronological sequence in building up your survey: A. Collect the data B. Record, analyze, and interpret the data C. Decide how to measure the information D. Clarify the purposes of the research E Choose interviewing methodology (questionnaire or interview)
DECAB
EABCD
DAEBC
CABDE
Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of an experiment:
Allocation of samples to different experimental conditions
Selection of a single case of a situation, individual or group
Measure¬ment on a small number of variables
Introduction of planned changes on one or more variables
A field experiment is
Deliberate manipulation of the independent variable in the participants’ own environment
Usually carried out in an artificial situation, the researcher attempts to control for as many confounding variables by using standardized procedures
Recording the effect of the independent variable, which is changed by natural occurrences, on the dependent variable
Randommanipulation of the independent variable in the participants’ own environment
Role limitations is a/n ___________of participant observation.
Advantage
Disadvantage
Feature
Strength
Bias is a disadvantage of ___ observation.
Participant
Non-participant
Structured
Structured
Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of the case study:
Study of the case in its context
Selection of a single case of a situation, individual or group of interest or concern
Allocation of samples to different experimental conditions
Multi-method approach
A hybrid type of case study is ____
Snapshot
Longitudinal
Patchwork
Comparative
The sampling when respondents are stopped in the street and asked is called a _________sampling.
Quota
Random
Haphazard
Representative
Which of the following is a disadvantage of survey:
They provide large amount of data at relatively low cost, in a short time
There are undetected ambiguities in understanding the survey questions
Often this is the only way of getting information about a large set of people
It collects generalizable information from almost any population
__________ interviews are used if you are certain of what you want to know but still want to leave some room for exploration
Semi-structured
Structured
Unstructured
Restructured
Mark a disadvantage of the interview:
The presence of the interviewer
Biases are difficult to rule out.
Non-verbal cues may help in understanding the verbal response
It is flexible
A snapshot case study is a ________
Detailed, objective study of one research object at one point in time
Hybrid type of case study
Study of one research object at multiple time points
A set of multiple case studies
A longitudinal case study is _________
Study of one research object at multiple time points
A detailed, objective study of one research object at one point in time
A hybrid type of case study
Study of different objects at multiple time points
Measure¬ment of variables is a typical feature of a/an __.
Case study
Survey
Observation
Experiment
Quota sampling is done when _____
Respondents represent the numerical ratios of various subgroups
You stop people in the street and ask them
Everybody has an equal chance to be chosen
The population under study is represented proportionately
Too much data is a/n____ of mechanical recording of observation data.
Merit
Advantage
Benefit
Disadvantage
Sampling in which the numerical ratios of various subgroups (by gender, age, etc.) are arranged is called _________.
Haphazard
Random
Quota
Representative
___observation is more objective.
Participant
Non-participant
Unstructured
Structured
Case study techniques DO NOT include:
Analysis of numerous objects
Direct observation
Structured interview
Study of documents
In a rotating sample survey
You collect standardized data from an undifferentiated representative sample
You make use of a different sample of respondents for each repetition
You use a hybrid of repeated cross-sectional simple survey and the panel
The design data are collected on the same respondents at two or more points of time.
Which of them is NOT an advantage of case study?
Currency
Multiplicity of sources
Depth of understanding
Generalizability of conclusions
______surveys have the highest degree of data standardization.
Highly structured
Semi-structured
Unstructured
Restructured
______ is the best method for triangulation of research findings.
Experiment
Survey
Case study
Observation
In a ____ survey, design data are collected on the same respondents several times.
Panel
Simple
Rotating
Postal
The most flexible kind of research method is_______.
Observation
Experiment
Survey
Case study
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