Every person or entity that might be included/participate in the research.
All of the people involved in carrying out the research.
Anyone involved in any aspect of the research
The Researcher and the Supervisor.
7. Opinion polls for UK elections are generally very accurate (+/- 4%). This accuracy is largely because:
Although the sample size is small, it is an accurate representation of the whole population.
The whole voting population is surveyed.
The sample size is very large in relation to the voting population
The participants are general truthful in their answers.
8. The branch of philosophy that deals with how we can know, understand and measure things, is called:
Positivism
Epistemology
Ontology
Methodology
9. In the context of designing a survey questionnaire, an open question is one that...
c. Can help to generate answers for closed questions.
The correct answer is A, B, and C (all)
b. Does not restrict respondents to a limited range of responses.
a. Allows respondents to answer in their own words.
10. Which ONE of these sampling methods is a Probability method?
Simple Random
Voluntary
Judgement
Convenience
11. In experimental research, the dependant variable is:
The one that is manipulated in ore to observe any effects on the other.
A measure of the extent to which personal values affect research.
The one that is not manipulated and in which any changes are observed.
An ambiguous concept whose meaning depends on how it it defined.
12. Using two or more research methods in the same study, rather than relying on only one to provide a result, is known as:
Variation
Field Research
Triangulation
Cross-checking
13. Quantitative Research generates...
Data on opinions and behaviours
Data that is measurable
Data about attitudes and beliefs
Objective data
14. An expectation or prediction derived from a theory is the definition of a___________.
Probability
Hypothesis
Heuristic
Spurious Relationship
15. Which of the following sources is most likely to be the most reliable?
A peer reviewed research article
A relevant chapter from a text book
A TV documentary
A Newspaper article
16. How do we distinguish between confidentiality and anonymity?
Neither of (A) or (B)
Both, (A) & (B)
(B) Confidentiality can be promised in circumstances when you know who has taken part in your study but you do not divulge this information to other people.
(A) Data collection can be described as anonymous if you do not know who has taken part in your study.
17. What is Positivism?
Positivism is a philosophical position on how we go about obtaining knowledge.
Positivism refers to knowledge about the nature of our being in the world as revealed through theoretical philosophizing.
Positivism refers to statistics and statistical analysis.
Positivism holds that knowledge is grounded in religion.
18. Reading a number of online journals about the concept of the "Uncanny Valley" in facial animations is a good example of:
Primary Research
Secondary Research
Field Research
Qualitative Research
19. Q: Ideally a literature review should sort out the information into a_________framework or paradigm.
Theoretical
Conceptual
Universal
Selective
20. The participants in any research should be able to:
c. Rely on not being deceived about the true aims of the research.
All of A, B & D, but not C
e. All of A, B & C, but not D
a. Expect that their personal data be kept secure and confidential.
