Deck 11: Writing a Final Research Report

Question 1

If other researchers use the same methods as a paper but cannot achieve the same results, the paper could be said to lack:

A) repetition
B) replicability
C) reliability
D) validity

Answer 1

B

Question 2

One of the most important aspects of the results and discussion section is:

A) an elaborate interpretation of the findings
B) a repeat of the literature review
C) a statement of how a research question was answered
D) a justification for why either quantitative or qualitative methods were used

Answer 2

A

Question 3

When presenting the results from the interviews for the qualitative analysis:

A) it is important to include the participants' names
B) do not include any background information about the case
C) be sure to explain which codes, categories, and themes emerged from content analysis
D) it is important to explain how process tracing was used to link the independent and dependent variables together

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following should not be included in the methods and data section?

A) The operationalization of the concepts used in the analysis
B) The source of data analyzed
C) An explanation of statistical tests performed
D) An interpretation of the research findings

Question 5

An abstract generally should:

A) be short
B) include an argument for the validity of indicators
C) include an argument on how previous scholarship guided the researcher
D) not state the research question

Question 6

Where should a research paper's overall conclusion first be seen by a reader?

A) Conclusions
B) Introduction
C) Theory and Hypotheses
D) Abstract

Question 7

Which section should provide recommendations of how other researchers could improve on research be included?

A) Methods and Data
B) Results and Discussion
C) References
D) Conclusion

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a likely reason for a negative finding?

A) Indicators the researcher used were not reliable or valid
B) The sample was not an appropriate representation of the research population
C) The literature review was not complete
D) The theory is incorrect

Question 9

What is meant by the "frame" of a paper?

A) The abstract and literature review
B) The literature review, methods and data, and results and conclusion section
C) The introduction and conclusion
D) The abstract, introduction, and conclusion

Question 10

Which of the following is the correct order to write a research paper?

A) Literature review, theory and hypotheses, methods and data, results and discussion, conclusion, introduction, abstract, references
B) Introduction, theory and hypotheses, literature review, methods and data,results and discussion, conclusion, abstract, references
C) Methods and data, theory and hypotheses, literature review, results and discussion, conclusion, abstract, references
D) Abstract, literature review, theory and hypothesis, results and discussion, methods and data, conclusion, references

Question 11

Correlation in quantitative analysis does not imply causation

Question 12

The Literature Review:

A) is the main focus of a research paper
B) is not the main focus of a research paper
C) should thoroughly explain the hypotheses and theories
D) should explain the results of your own research

Question 13

The methods and data section should outline:

A) how the researcher answered his or her research question
B) the researcher's theories and hypotheses
C) the researcher's results
D) the researcher's conclusions

Question 14

Which of the following is a general outline organized by predetermined sections?

A) Template
B) Platform
C) Sketch
D) Proposal

Question 15

A significant result should be balanced with its:

A) magnitude
B) theory
C) conclusion
D) correlation

Question 16

What is ex post theorizing?

A) The conclusion of your findings
B) Creating a theory prior to your research
C) How your hypothesis related to your theory
D) The development of new explanations based on what you now understand

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main points you should include in your conclusion?

A) Reiterating whether or not you were able to support your hypotheses with the data you collected and analyzed with either the quantitative or qualitative analyses
B) Providing the reader an idea of how the research could have been improved and if new questions based on the research findings have emerged.
C) Creating a new control variable that will alter the findings in order to conform to your hypothesis
D) Containing a discussion of how the findings from the research can be generalized to other cases.

Question 18

Which word should you avoid using in your paper?

A) Prove
B) Conclude
C) Generalization
D) Inconclusive

Question 19

Why is it important to write a strong abstract, introduction, and conclusion?

A) Because these are often the sections that readers study first
B) Because these are the only sections that contain the research question and overall findings of the research project
C) Because these are the shortest sections of the paper
D) Because of replicability

Question 20

An abstract can sometimes look like:

A) a literature review
B) a methods and data section
C) an annotated bibliography
D) operationalization