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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.

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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)

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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

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

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

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

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

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