Deck 10: Preparing Research Reports

Question 1

A typical title contains about how many words?

A) 5-10
B) 10-15
C) 15-20
D) 20-25

Answer 1

10-15

Question 2

A title is typically followed by what?

A) introduction
B) abstract
C) method
D) literature review

Answer 2

abstract

Question 3

In which of the following parts would "deep analysis" be found?

A) introduction
B) abstract
C) method
D) literature review

Answer 3

method

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the essential elements of an abstract?

A) hypothesis, purpose, or question
B) highlights of the literature review
C) highlights of the methods
D) highlights of the results

Question 5

Journals often require relatively short abstracts, often limiting the number of words to no more than how many?

A) 150
B) 250
C) 350
D) 500

Question 6

Where, in an abstract that included it, would background information be found?

A) at the beginning
B) at the end
C) in the results
D) in the conclusion

Question 7

One way to establish the importance of a problem is to cite statistics. What is the second way?

A) cite previous studies
B) describe the severity of its impact
C) use an anecdote
D) say so in the introduction

Question 8

A literature review is a series of summaries of previously published studies.

Question 9

With which of the following should a combined introduction/literature review end?

A) a bibliography
B) research hypotheses, purposes, and/or questions
C) suggestions for future research
D) the conclusions from the study

Question 10

Where does the subheading Participants appear in a research report?

A) under Introduction
B) under Method
C) under Results
D) under Conclusion

Question 11

When should a research report use a statistical table to report demographics?

A) always
B) when a small number of demographics are reported
C) when multiple groups are compared
D) when the audience is unfamiliar with statistical tools

Question 12

When should a research report include the number of participants?

A) always
B) when a small number of demographics are reported
C) when multiple groups are compared
D) when the audience is unfamiliar with statistical tools

Question 13

When an established measure is used in a report, how should it be referenced?

A) always
B) when a small number of demographics are reported
C) when multiple groups are compared
D) when the audience is unfamiliar with statistical tools

Question 14

When describing a measure, which of the following is NOT an important element to include?

A) names of similar measures
B) the trait the scale is designed to measure
C) a sample item
D) reliability (i.e., alphas) and validity

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a data collection method for which researchers might include a script in an appendix?

A) structured interviews
B) semi-structured interviews
C) open-ended interviews
D) focus groups

Question 16

In reports of quantitative research, which of the following is a descriptive statistic?

A) t test
B) standard deviation
C) ANOVA
D) chi-square

Question 17

For research that has more than one hypothesis, purpose, or question, in what order are results typically reported?

A) in the order they were obtained
B) in order of statistical significance
C) in alphabetical order
D) in the order they were introduced

Question 18

The Discussion should begin with a reference to what?

A) the research questions, purposes, or hypotheses
B) the research results
C) the research methods
D) the literature review

Question 19

When discussing limitations, it is appropriate to indicate how the limitations might affect what?

A) the research questions, purposes, or hypotheses
B) interpretation of the results
C) the reliability of the study
D) the validity of the study

Question 20

If a Discussion section is long, researchers sometimes include which of the following?

A) an index
B) an abstract
C) subheadings
D) a table of contents

Question 21

In a thesis or dissertation, which of the following would NOT be included in the first chapter?

A) rationale for the research approach
B) theoretical basis for the research
C) explanation of the importance of the research
D) statistics

Question 22

Which chapter should contain a detailed discussion of the literature on related theories?

A) chapter one
B) chapter two
C) chapter three
D) conclusion

Question 23

How often should direct quotations appear in the first chapter of a dissertation?

A) as often as possible
B) one for each source cited
C) rarely
D) never

Question 24

Which of the following would typically appear in Chapter Three of a dissertation?

A) rationale for the research approach
B) theoretical basis for the research
C) explanation of the importance of the research
D) statistics