This document contains multiple choice questions related to research methods and design. It covers topics like basic, applied and pure research; quantitative and qualitative designs; experiments, case studies and grounded theory; primary and secondary data; variables; and reliability and validity. The questions assess understanding of key research concepts and terminology.

5. a. Basic research
b. Pure research
c. Applied research
d. A and b both

6. a. Basic research
b. Applied research
c. Exploratory research

7. a. Multi method quantitative designs
b. Mono method qualitative design
c. Mono method quantitative design

8. a. Multi method qualitative designs
b. Mono method quantitative design
c. Multi method quantitative designs

9. a. Multi method qualitative designs
b. Mixed methods design
c. Multi method quantitative designs

10. a. Experiment
b. Case study
c. Grounded theory
d. Narrative inquiry

11. a. Time Horizon
b. Strategy(ies)
c. Methodological Choice

12. :
• A. The outcome of an experiment
• B. A conclusion drawn from an experiment
• C. A form of bias in which the subject tries to
outguess the experimenter
• D. A tentative statement about
the relationship

13. • A. Analyze the empirical data collected in a
study
• B. Make their findings sound better
• C. Operationally define their variables
• D. Ensure the study comes out the way it was
intended

14. • A. Planning
• B. Good & clear writing
• C. Lot of rewriting
• D. All of the above

15. • A. Copy from the work of others
• B. Knowledge accumulates and learns
from the work of others
• C. Knowledge disaccumulates
• D. None of the above option

16. • A. A research proposal is a document that
presents a plan for a project
• B. A research proposal shows that the researcher
is capable of successfully conducting the
proposed research project
• C. A research proposal is an unorganized and
unplanned project
• D. A research proposal is just like a research
report and written before the research project

17. • A. Descriptive research
• B. Exploratory research
• C. Applied research
• D. Explanatory research

18. • A. Primary data
• B. Secondary data
• C. Qualitative data
• D. None of the above

19. • A. To conduct surveys
• B. To generate the hypothesis
• C. To focus group discussions
• D. To use experiments in an investigation

20. • A. The research design
• B. Nature of the data collected
• C. Nature of the hypothesis
• D. Both A & B

21. • A. Variables
• B. Hypothesis
• C. Concept
• D. Theory

22. • A. Field research
• B. Descriptive research
• C. Basic research
• D. Applied research

23. A. data are collected systematically
B. Data are interpreted systematically
C. There is a clear purpose: to find out things
D. All of the above

24. • a) Purpose clearly defined
• b) Research process detailed
• c) Research design thoroughly planned
• d) Findings presented ambiguously

25. Presented by

26. • a) True
• b) False

27. • a) True
• b) False

28. • a) Construct
• b) Definition
• c) Concept
• d) Variable

29. • a) Stimulus
• b) Manipulated
• c) Consequence
• d) Presumed Cause

30. • a) Presumed effect
• b) Measured Outcome
• c) Response
• d) Predicted from…

31. • a) Work plan
• b) Prospectus
• c) Outline
• d) Draft plan
• e) All of the above

32. • a.) Tertiary
• b.) Collective
• c.) Research
• d.) Primary

33. • a.) Marketing
• b.) Causal
• c.) Exploratory
• d.) Descriptive

34. • a.) Applied Research
• b.) Basic Research
• c.) Scientific Research
• d.) None Of The Above

35. • a.) Strategy
• b.) Research Design
• c.) Hypothesis
• d.) Deductive

36. • a) Exploratory
• b) Descriptive
• c) Empirical
• d) Causal

37. • a) True
• b) False

38. • a.) Research Question
• b.) Research Proposal
• c.) Research Design
• d.) Research Methodology

39. • a.) The introduction of the new models of Nokia
mobile, is the independent variable, and the
decrease in the sales of siemens mobiles is the
dependent variable.
• b.) The introduction of the new models of Nokia
mobile, is the dependent ariable, and the decrease in
the sales of siemens mobiles is the independent
variable.
• c.) There are no independent or dependent variables.
• d.) None of the above.

40. • a.) Research
• b.) Model
• c.) Theory
• d.) None of the above

41. • a) Primary data
• b) Secondary data
• c) Internal data
• d) External data

42. • a) True
• b) False

43. • a) True
• b) False

44. • a) Independent variable
• b) Dependent variable
• c) Experimental variable

45. • a) Reliability
• b) Validity
• c) Accuracy

46. • a) Collect the information
• b) Budget for information collection
• c) Develop the research plan
• d) Sample the population
• e) Develop a survey instrument

47. Presented by

48. • a) Have clearly defined research questions
and objectives
• b) Define the parameters of your search
• c) Generate key words and search terms
• d) All the above

49. • a) Development of the research plan
• b) Survey of stakeholders to determine if
problems exist
• c) Collection of the available sources for
needed information
• d) Definition of the problem and research
objectives

50. • a) deduction and induction
• b) exploratory and deductive
• c) dejection and injection
• d) none of the above

51. • a) Pilot study
• b) Questionnaire
• c) Interview
• d) Sampling

52. • a) consistency, accuracy
• b) accuracy, consistency
• c) similarity, dissimilarity
• d) similarity, consistency

53. a. The variable being manipulated or varied in
some way by the researcher.
b. the experimental condition.
c. the variable which shows us the effect of the
manipulation.
d. a variable with a single value which remains
constant in a particular context.

54. a. the main focus of research in science.
b. something that we can measure.
c. something that can vary in terms of
precision.
d. all of the above.

55. a. Number of reported crimes in one week.
b. Type of offender, e.g. rapist, burglar, thief.
c. Favourite animal.
d. A student's top typing speed.

56. •
a. rationalism
b. deductive reasoning
c. logic
d. empiricism

57. a. the interviewing process.
b. the sampling procedure.
c. the questionnaire.
d. all of the above.

58. a. So you don't find the library busy.
b. So you work when you are most efficient.
c. So you do not incur unnecessary costs.
d. So you find the most articles.

59. a. reproduced elsewhere.
b. discussed orally by another author.
c. quoted in another paper by another
author.
d. sold to another publisher.

60. a. The information is too recent.
b. Subscription fees are high.
c. Humans control the quality.
d. Information could be as old as four years.

61. a. Because it shows time has been spent on the
subject.
b. Because it identifies like-minded
researchers.
c. Because it is traditional.
d. Because it will find if anyone has done the
work before.

62. a. Browsing in a newsagents.
b. Following up references in articles
c. . Searching using tertiary sources.
d. Browsing the shelves in the library.

63. a. The onion.
b. The case study.
c. Positivism.
d. The interview.

64. a. Structured study.
b. Qualitative study.
c. Quantitative study.
d. Questionnaire study.

65. a. Ethnographic study.
b. Qualitative study.
c. Self-completion study.
d. Questionnaire study.

66. a. Ethnography.
b. Survey.
c. Action research.
d. Grounded theory.

67. a. Survey.
b. Grounded theory.
c. Action research.
d. Case study.

68. a. Ethnography.
b. Grounded theory.
c. Action research.
d. Experiment.

69. Presented by

70. a. The question is worded by the researcher,
the objective is not.
b. No difference, they are the same.
c. The wording of one is likely to be more
specific than the other.
d. One of these is proposed by a supervisor.

71. a. The hypothesis.
b. Grounded theory.
c. The research question.
d. The objective.

72. a. True
b. False

73. a. questions
b. aims
c. hypotheses
d. objectives

74. a. Business objective.
b. Research objective.
c. Creative objective.
d. Marketing objective.

75. a. subsequent data collection.
b. objective setting.
c. literary appreciation.
d. research instrument design.

76. a. all aspects of a topic.
b. only one side of the main argument.
c. only opinions.
d. only facts.

77. a. tertiary data.
b. primary data.
c. secondary data.
d. some other data.

78. a. It has been used before.
b. The authors name often does not appear.
c. It is too recent.
d. The quality is unknown.

79. a. The Economist.
b. Woman's Own.
c. The European Journal of Management.
d. The Guardian.

80. • a. the collection of nonnumerical data
• b. an attempt to confirm the researcher’s
hypotheses
• c. research that is exploratory
• d. research that attempts to generate a new
theory

81. • a. categorical variable
• b. dependent variable
• c. independent variable
• d. intervening variable

82. • a. it is typically used when a great deal is
already known about the topic of interest
• b. it relies on the collection of nonnumerical
data such as words and pictures
• c. it is used to generate hypotheses and
develop theory about phenomena in the
world
• d. it uses the inductive scientific method

83. • a. extraneous variables are never present
• b. a positive correlation usually exists
• c. a negative correlation usually exists
• d. manipulation of the independent variable

84. • a. age, temperature, income, height
• b. grade point average, anxiety level, reading
performance
• c. gender, religion, ethnic group
• d. both a and b

85. • a. variable
• b. method
• c. constant
• d. control group

86. • Ethnography.
• Grounded theory.
• Action research.
• Experiment.

87. • the interviewing process.
• the sampling procedure.
• the questionnaire.
• all of the above.