Quizr: Research Methods Quiz#3, MCQs

Research Methods Quiz#3, MCQs

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1)

When different interviewers are used in a pretest from those used in the posttest and this produces different results in the study, this is an example of a:
- A) History effect
- B) Mortality effect
- C) Instrumentation effect
- D) Cohort effect
Right Answer is the option "C"

2)

Most threats to ________ are taken care of by the experiment’s design, while most threats to ________ need to be taken care of by the designer of the experiment.
- A) Internal validity, external validity
- B) External validity, internal validity
- C) Randomization, reliability
- D) Reliability, randomization
Right Answer is the option "B"

3)

In which of the following, the beginning and end are not clear. The interview can be picked up later?
- A) Survey Interview
- B) Field Interview
- C) Deception
- D) None of the given options
Right Answer is the option "B"

4)

On which of the following, Scientific knowledge mostly relies?
- A) Identification of events
- B) Logical understanding
- C) Prior knowledge
- D) All of the given options
Right Answer is the option "D"

5)

Which of the following is NOT the implication of Ordinal scale?
- A) Characteristics of nominal scale
- B) Rank the object
- C) Does not provide magnitude of object
- D) Provide rate
Right Answer is the option "D"

6)

Why it is important to avoid ambiguous terms while designing questions?
- A) Respondents may not understand the question.
- B) Respondents may operate with a different frame of reference.
- C) Respondents may think the question is less important.
- D) Respondents may have to ask for help when completing the questionnaire.
Right Answer is the option "B"

7)

Which of the following is a double-barrelled question?
- A) How satisfied you are with the performance appraisal system?
- B) How satisfied you are with investment levels in new and existing software packages?
- C) How satisfied you are with the organisation's marketing strategy?
- D) How satisfied you are with the levels of customer satisfaction?
Right Answer is the option "B" Double-barrelled questions are ones that ask about two things. This question should in fact be split into two, one about existing software and one about new software.

8)

The small scale trial run of a particular item is called ______________.
- A) Test Run
- B) Pilot test
- C) Post hoc test
- D) T test
Right Answer is the option "B"

9)

In frequency tables total of columns and rows are called:
- A) Body of table
- B) Cell of table
- C) Area of table
- D) Marginals
Right Answer is the option "D"

10)

Case study is empirical because;
- A) It investigates a contemporary phenomenon within its real life context.
- B) It is retrospective study in which the researcher follows the research process from effect to its cause.
- C) It is a study back in time.
- D) All of the given options
Right Answer is the option "D"