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1. What is the advantage of using SPSS over calculating statistics by hand?

σ� All of the above

σ� This is how most quantitative data analysis is done in "real research" nowadays

σ� It reduces the chance of making errors in your calculations

σ� It equips you with a useful transferable skill

2. In SPSS, what is the "Data Viewer"?

σ� A table summarizing the frequencies of data for one variable

σ� A spreadsheet into which data can be entered

σ� A dialog box that allows you to choose a statistical test

σ� A screen in which variables can be defined and labeled

3. What are the main points to write the literature review?

σ� Literature review which responds to question of Who, When, What, Where

σ� Literature review which responds to question of When, Where, Why

σ� Literature review which responds to question of When, Why, What, How

σ� Literature review which responds to question of Who, When, What, Why

σ� Literature review which responds to question of When, What, Where, Why

4. How is a variable name different from a variable label?

σ� It is shorter and less detailed

σ� It is longer and more detailed

σ� It is abstract and unspecific

σ� It refers to codes rather than variables

5. What does the operation "Recode Into Different Variables" do to the data?

σ� Replaces missing data with some random scores

σ� Reverses the position of the independent and dependent variable on a graph

σ� Redistributes a range of values into a new set of categories and creates a new variable

σ� Represents the data in the form of a pie chart

6. How would you use the drop-down menus in SPSS to generate a frequency table?

σ� Open the Output Viewer and click: Save As; Pie Chart

σ� Click on: Analyze; Descriptive Statistics; Frequencies

σ� Click on: Graphs; Frequencies; Pearson

σ� Open the Variable Viewer and recode the value labels

7. Why might you tell SPSS to represent the "slices" of a pie chart in different patterns?

σ� Because the program tends to crash if you ask it to use color

σ� Because the patterns form symbolic visual images of different social groups

σ� In order to make full use of the facilities that SPSS can offer

σ� If you do not have a color printer, it makes the differences between the slices clearer

8. When cross-tabulating two variables, it is conventional to:

σ� Represent the independent variable in rows and the dependent variable in columns

σ� Assign both the dependent and independent variables to columns

σ� Represent the dependent variable in rows and the independent variable in columns

σ� Assign both the dependent and independent variables to rows

9. In which sub-dialog box can the Chi Square test be found?

σ� Frequencies: Percentages

σ� Crosstabs: Statistics

σ� Bivariate: Pearson

σ� Gender: Female

10. To generate a Spearman's rho test, which set of instructions should you give SPSS?

σ� Analyze; Crosstabs; Descriptive Statistics; Spearman; OK

σ� Graphs; Frequencies; [select variables]; Spearman; OK

σ� Analyze; Compare Means; Anova table; First layer; Spearman; OK

σ� Analyze; Correlate; Bivariate; [select variables]; Spearman; OK

11. How would you print a bar chart that you have just produced in SPSS?

σ� In Output Viewer, click File, Print, select the bar chart and click OK

σ� In Variable Viewer, open bar chart, click File, Print, OK

σ� In Chart Editor, click Descriptive Statistics, Print, OK

σ� In Data Editor, open Graphs dialog box, click Save, OK

12. What are does DMFT stand for:

σ� Total mean of tooth and Total prevalence of tooth

σ� Total prevalence of tooth

σ� Decay, Missing, Filling and teeth

σ� Decay, Missing, Filling, Surface

σ� Decay, Missing, Filling, Surface and Total mean of tooth

13. For writing up your synthesis of the literature

σ� To read, reflect (thinking with the title), identify (main themes), categorize by them, categorize by sub-themes.

σ� To write, read, identify, reflect.

To read, reflect (thinking with title), categorize by them, categorize by sub-themes

σ� Reference, thinking,

σ� Writing, identify and title

14. What the origin of a research question:

σ� Mastering the literature

σ� Being alert to new ideas and technique

σ� Mastering the literature, being alert to new ideas and technique,Keeping the imagination.

σ� Keeping the imagination

σ� Mastering the literature and being alert to new ideas and technique

15. What’s FINER stand for?

σ� Feasible, Interesting, Novel, Ethical and Relevant

σ� Favorite, Interesting, Novel, Ethical and Relevant

σ� Feasible, Investigating, Need, Ethical and Relevant

Feasible, Inspiriting, Novel, Ethical and Relevant

σ� Feasible, Interesting, Novel, Ethical and Realistic

19. You can choose fonts and font sizes with the __toolbar.

σ� Standard

σ� Formatting

σ� AutoText

σ� Drawing

20. You can open the Font dialog box by choosing Font from the __ menu.

σ� Edit

σ� Insert

σ� Format

σ� Tools

21. When a citation includes more than __ authors,only the surname of the first author is cited followed by et al.

22. When referencing other works you have cited within the text of the report you should:

σ� State the first and last name of the author

σ� Use the author, date citation method

σ� Use an asterisk and a footnote

σ� Insert the complete citation in parenthesis

23. Which of the following abbreviations can be used in a research report?

DT for dental decay

Sec. For second

σ� yr. For year

σ� mo. For month

24. Editorial style specifies that ______ should be used infrequently or sparingly.

σ� Italics

σ� Abbreviations

σ� Headings

σ� Abbreviations and headings

27. Which of the following is not one of the seven major parts to the research report?

σ� Results

σ� Abstract

σ� Method

σ� Footnotes

29. It is in this section that you fully interpret and evaluate your results.

σ� Introduction

σ� Method

σ� Results

σ� Discussion

30. Where do you provide a step-by-step account of what the researcher and participants did during the research study?

σ� Introduction

σ� Abstract

σ� Procedure

σ� Design

31. Select all of the following statements which you believe to be true. An ordinal variable is one for which:?

σ� The data are discrete and can take one of many values.

σ� The data are continuous and follow an ordered sequence.

σ� The data are categorical.

σ� The categories of response are ordered.

σ� There can only be two categories of response.

33. A total 5000 patients of glaucoma are identified and surveyed by patient interviews regarding family history of glaucoma. Such a study design is called:?

σ� Case series report

σ� Case-control study

σ� Clinical Trial

σ� Cohort study

34. The analytical study where population is the unit of study is:?

σ� Cross sectional

σ� Ecological

σ� Case-control

σ� Cohort

36. The primary tool used in structured design is a:?

σ� Structure chart

σ� Data-flow diagram

σ� Program flowchart

σ� Module

37. The step-by-step instructions that solve a problem are called __?

σ� An algorithm

σ� A list

σ� A plan

σ� A sequential structure

38. Which of the following is not a factor in the failure of the systems developments projects:?

σ� Size of the company

σ� Inadequate user involvement

σ� Failure of systems integration

σ� Continuation of a project that should have been cancelled

39. A problem's _____ will answer the question, "What information will the computer need to know in order to either print or display the output times?:

σ� Input

σ� Output

σ� Processing

σ� Purpose

41. Which of the following refers to research supported by measurable evidence?

σ� Opinion

σ� Empiricism

σ� Speculation

σ� Rationalism

42. Which of the following should be included in a research proposal?

σ� Your academic status and experience

σ� The difficulties you encountered with your previous reading on the topic

σ� Your choice of research methods and reasons for choosing them

σ� All of the above

44. Which of the following methods would you use to enter data on gender into SPSS so you could conduct statistical analyses?

σ� Type male or female into the appropriate column of the data view

σ� Type M into the appropriate column for male participants and F for female participants

σ� Enter data for male participants into SPSS first, then data for female participants second

σ� Enter the data from male and female participants into separate data sets

σ� Numerically code male and female with different numbers

45. You have installed SPSS on your personal computer. In which of the following places will you ALWAYS find the SPSS icon?

46. You select File from the procedures across the top of the SPSS Data Editor. The three dots after save as... Mean which of the following?

σ� A further submenu will appear when this option is chosen

σ� A dialogue box will open when this option is chosen

σ� There will be a time delay after selecting this option while the computer performs the procedure

σ� This option cannot be chosen at present

σ� There are three further steps after selecting this option

48. A simple random sample is one in which:?

σ� From a random starting point, every nth unit from the sampling frame is selected

σ� A non-probability strategy is used, making the results difficult to generalize

σ� The researcher has a certain quota of respondents to fill for various social groups

σ� Every unit of the population has an equal chance of being selected

49. Research method is applicable in all of the following fields, EXCEPT?

σ� Health care

σ� Religion

σ� Business

σ� Government offices

50. All of the following are true statements about action research, EXCEPT?

σ� Data are systematically analyzed

σ� Data are collected systematically

σ� Results are generalizable

σ� Results are used to improve practice

51. What is the smallest sample size you should consider when interviewing?

σ� 1

σ� 3

σ� 5

σ� 10

52. What should be the content of an abstract?

σ� The topic, the research question or hypothesis, objectives, and methods of the study, a brief résumé of the conclusions

σ� The topic, the research question or hypothesis, objectives and a brief résumé of the conclusions

σ� The topic, the research question or hypothesis, objectives, and methods of the study

σ� The topic and the research question or hypothesis

54. The "M" in DMFT stands for missing for what reason?

σ� Congenitally missing teeth

σ� Indicated for Extraction due to Caries

σ� Indicated for Extraction for Ortho

σ� Deciduous teeth exfoliated

56. To put ideas together to form a new whole is:?

σ� Evaluation

σ� Synthesis

σ� Analysis

σ� Application

57. Which is not true about projects:?

σ� It is a purposeful activity

σ� It is proceeded in social environment

σ� It is accomplished in real life

σ� It is teacher centred activity  It is teacher centred activity

σ� It is teacher centred activity

59. Your conceptual framework is normally developed?

σ� Before your literature review

σ� During your literature review

σ� After data collection

σ� After data analysis

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