Тест: Social Research
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1. Probability sampling can reduce the sampling error because |
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| 1) a) It allows a shorter list of questions to be asked in a survey | |
| 2) b) It removes the risk of respondent bias | |
| 3) c) It allows the respondents to be asked more complicated questions | |
| 4) d) It uses statistics to measure how well a sample represents a population | |
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2. A coding schedule is a |
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| 1) a) Timetable for interviewing people in a survey | |
| 2) b) Means of selecting a random sample for an interview | |
| 3) c) Way of arranging the question in a face-to-face interview | |
| 4) d) Table that is completed as part of a study that uses observation of content analysis | |
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3. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the literature review |
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| 1) a) To avoid unintended duplication of previous research | |
| 2) b) To analyse data that has been collected | |
| 3) c) To identify possible sampling approaches | |
| 4) d) To identify relevant research methodologies | |
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4. The sequencing of questions in a questionnaire may need careful consideration |
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| 1) a) The data collected can become mixed up in the analysis stage | |
| 2) b) It may invalidate the sampling strategy | |
| 3) c) The questionnaire would otherwise take too much time to complete | |
| 4) d) As it can influence the type of answers respondents provide to questions | |
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5. Social desirability is a term used to describe |
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| 1) a) An ethical way to conduct research | |
| 2) b) The combination of focus group members desired by the researcher | |
| 3) c) A strategy for selecting documents in content analysis | |
| 4) d) The tendency for interviewees to provide answers they feel are socially acceptable | |
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6. Selective observation is the term in Research given to a situation when a researcher |
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| 1) a) Exhibits bias by ignoring important information relevant to a study | |
| 2) b) Selects a time schedule for what will be observed | |
| 3) c) Selects particular individuals for an Observation study | |
| 4) d) Selects what will be observed | |
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7. When additional cases for a survey sample are identified by existing survey participants, this is termed |
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| 1) a) Snowball sampling | |
| 2) b) Random sampling | |
| 3) c) Purposive sampling | |
| 4) d) An unstructured case study | |
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8. The number of focus groups used in a study can be determined by |
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| 1) a) The size of the population | |
| 2) b) When the theoretical saturation point has been reached | |
| 3) c) The age of the participants | |
| 4) d) Whether the research is quantitative or qualitative | |
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9. When preparing to write a draft of his/her literature review, the researcher should first |
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| 1) a) Finalise the research question | |
| 2) b) Be satisfied that they have identified the relevant research in the area | |
| 3) c) Finalise which methodology will be used in the study | |
| 4) d) Finalise the sampling approach that will be used | |
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10. Plagiarism arises in research when a researcher |
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| 1) a) Seeks advice from another researcher about how to conduct their research | |
| 2) b) Uses the ideas or words of another researcher without referencing/citing that researcher | |
| 3) c) Chooses a similar research question for their research as another researcher | |
| 4) d) Use the same methodology for their research as another researcher | |
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11. A causal relationship is a relationship between two events |
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| 1) a) Where we cannot infer that the occurrence of one event leads to another event | |
| 2) b) Where we can infer that the occurrence of one event leads to another event | |
| 3) c) That is merely a correlation between those two events | |
| 4) d) That is spurious | |
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12. Qualitative research is less likely to be generalizable because |
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| 1) a) Some people do not have access to the Internet | |
| 2) b) We cannot use statistics to establish how representative the sample is of the general population | |
| 3) c) Of language barriers between the researcher and the people in the study | |
| 4) d) The questions are very personal | |
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13. Basic Research is a form of research |
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| 1) a) Typically conducted in companies | |
| 2) b) When tends to be abstract and more general in its focus | |
| 3) c) Typically Conducted by trainee researchers seeking a Masters | |
| 4) d) That is normally conducted when applied research has been finished | |
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14. Secondary Research is a form of research |
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| 1) a) Undertaken when the Primary Research is finished | |
| 2) b) That is always considered to be Basic Research | |
| 3) c) That is normally completed more slowly than Primary Research | |
| 4) d) Undertaken previously, generally by another research | |
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15. Statistics and Surveys are most commonly used in |
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| 1) a) Basic research | |
| 2) b) Qualitative research | |
| 3) c) Qualitiative research | |
| 4) d) Quantitative research | |
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16. Focus groups allow us to study |
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| 1) a) The interaction between a group of people in a discussion | |
| 2) b) How people answer questions in a written questionnaire | |
| 3) c) A research question in a quantitative way | |
| 4) d) How people behave in their work environment | |
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17. Research which collects data from a single point in time is known as |
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| 1) a) Sampling research design | |
| 2) b) Random research design | |
| 3) c) Longitudinal research design | |
| 4) d) Cross-sectional research design | |
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18. A survey of the full population is referred to as |
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| 1) a) A census | |
| 2) b) A non-random sample | |
| 3) c) A full cluster group | |
| 4) d) A total case study group | |
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19. Which of the following represent 3 advantages of sampling |
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| 1) a) Time saving, correlation and sampling frame | |
| 2) b) Cost saving, time saving and relevance of data collected | |
| 3) c) Cost saving, accuracy and bias | |
| 4) d) Accuracy, balance and bias | |
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20. Which of the following would NOT be a suitable form of literature to reference/site in a literature review |
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| 1) a) A peer reviewed by journal article/paper in a printed research journal | |
| 2) b) A peer reviews journal article/paper in an online research journal | |
| 3) c) A scholarly book | |
| 4) d) A summary of conversations about your research question with your supervisor | |
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21. Research that has been published in a Research Journal typically |
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| 1) a) Cannot be referenced/cited in a literature review | |
| 2) b) Cannot be found in Google Scholar | |
| 3) c) Is completely free of errors | |
| 4) d) Has been peer reviewed | |
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22. In order to make best use of Google Scholar’s search capacity, a researcher should have |
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| 1) a) Read all of the papers found in the Google Scholar search | |
| 2) b) Well-defined key words for their literature searches | |
| 3) c) Learnt how to correctly reference a research paper | |
| 4) d) Paid a subscription in order to have access to it | |
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23. A useful time saving strategy in identifying relevant literature for a literature review is |
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| 1) a) To select research papers randomly | |
| 2) b) To first read the abstract, introduction and conclusion of research papers | |
| 3) c) To read all of the literature without taking notes | |
| 4) d) To limit your search to papers written in the last two years | |
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24. An open-ended question typically |
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| 1) a) Does not have a predefined range of answers | |
| 2) b) Is placed at the beginning of a questionnaire | |
| 3) c) Has a shorter answer than a closed question | |
| 4) d) Cannot be used in a questionnaire | |
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25. Which of the following is not an advantage of referencing |
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| 1) a) It greatly reduces the risk of plagiarism | |
| 2) b) It ensures that your research will be free of errors | |
| 3) c) It assists other researchers in finding research relevant to the research topic | |
| 4) d) It demonstrates that the researcher has read the relevant literature | |
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26. A sampling frame |
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| 1) a) a form of case study | |
| 2) b) a form of random sampling | |
| 3) c) a list of the cases within the population that are selected for a survey | |
| 4) d) the list of questions in a survey | |
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27. Survey research |
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| 1) a) Can make use of sampling techniques | |
| 2) b) Cannot be conducted online | |
| 3) c) Cannot make use of sampling techniques | |
| 4) d) Is not suitable for quantitative research | |
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28. In Research when we use inductive reasoning we |
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| 1) a) Begin with a hypothesis, identify pattern and collect data | |
| 2) b) Begin with a theory, generates a hypothesis a then gathers data to test it | |
| 3) c) Begin with a theory, gather data and develop hypothesis | |
| 4) d) Begin with data, searches for patterns and then try to arrive at a theory to explain them | |
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29. An open ended question typically |
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| 1) a) Does not have a predefined range of answers | |
| 2) b) Has a shorter answer than a closed question | |
| 3) c) Cannot be used in a questionnaire | |
| 4) d) Is placed at the beginning of a questionnaire | |
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30. A focus group moderator who is using an unstructured approach will not |
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| 1) a) Have preplanned the exact questions to be asked in the focus group | |
| 2) b) Have a strategy for selecting focus group members | |
| 3) c) Have decided if a focus group is a suitable methodology for their research | |
| 4) d) Record the conversations in the focus groups | |