Deck 2: Planning a Quantitative Research Project

Question 1

What asks: "What relation exists between two or more variables?"

A) Attribute IV
B) Hypothesis
C) Research problem
D) Active independent variable
E) Dependent variable

Answer 1

Research problem

Question 2

Major sources for research problems include:

A) Theory
B) Personal experience
C) Clinical observation
D) All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

Characteristics of a good research problem include:

A) Empirical and/or theoretical support
B) A clear and unambiguous relationship among variables
C) Several potential research questions that are testable
D) All of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

What is the first step of the research process?

A) Create a plan for research
B) Select the research approach
C) Identifying the research problem
D) Obtain Human Subjects Approval

Question 5

When should a research question be modified?

A) At any time during the study
B) When the hypothesis is confirmed
C) Any time prior to collecting data
D) Never-research questions cannot be changed in quantitative research

Question 6

The common sources of research problems include:

A) Clinical observation
B) Theory
C) Personal experience
D) Existing research literature
E) All of the above

Question 7

Research reviews:

A) Identify gaps in the literature
B) Help select appropriate methods for the topic
C) Describe the inferences that have come from past research
D) All of the above

Question 8

Good research should have a conceptual as well as practical base.

Question 9

With the positivist approach, a literature review is conducted before the research study can result in premature conclusions and biases.

Question 10

Research problems should be feasible, given the researcher's abilities and resources.

Question 11

Quantitative researchers tend to place emphasis on filling gaps in the literature.

Question 12

A research problem is the same as a personal problem or societal problem.

Question 13

Theory is important in the research process.

Question 14

Research literature reviews are without bias.

Question 15

Research literature reviews are always long.

Question 16

What are the ten steps in the research process?

Question 17

What are the characteristics of a good research problem?

Question 18

List the types of sources that are useful for a literature review.

Question 19

Why should the researcher be cautious about utilizing web sources in the literature review?