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What is a research design?
[A]
A way of conducting research that is not grounded in theory
[B]
The choice between using qualitative or quantitative methods
[C]
The style in which you present your research findings, e.g. a graph
[D]
A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of dat
Answer: A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of dat
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The large samples used in national social surveys enable new researchers to:
[A]
Avoid using probability sampling
[B]
Identify any bias in the question wording
[C]
Evaluate the inter-coder reliability of the data
[D]
Conduct subgroup analysis
Answer: Conduct subgroup analysis
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Which of the following is not an advantage of secondary analysis?
[A]
It immerses the researcher in the field they are studying
[B]
It tends to be based on high quality data
[C]
It provides an opportunity for longitudinal analysis
[D]
It allows you to study patterns and social trends over time
Answer: It immerses the researcher in the field they are studying
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The term "secondary analysis" refers to the technique of:
[A]
Conducting a study of seconds, minutes and other measures of time
[B]
Analysing your own data in two different ways
[C]
Analysing existing data that has been collected by another person or organization
[D]
Working part time on a project alongside other responsibilities
Answer: Analysing existing data that has been collected by another person or organization
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A systematic literature review is:
[A]
One which starts in your own library, then goes to on-line databases and, finally, to the internet
[B]
A replicable, scientific and transparent process
[C]
One which gives equal attention to the principal contributors to the area
[D]
A responsible, professional process of time-management for research
Answer: A replicable, scientific and transparent process
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Why do you need to review the existing literature?
[A]
To make sure you have a long list of references
[B]
Because without it, you could never reach the required word-count
[C]
To find out what is already known about your area of interest
[D]
To help in your general studying
Answer: To find out what is already known about your area of interest
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Which of the following should you think about when preparing your research?
[A]
Your sample frame and sampling strategy
[B]
The ethical issues that might arise
[C]
Negotiating access to the setting
[D]
All of the above
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Which of the following should be included in a research proposal?
[A]
Your academic status and experience
[B]
The difficulties you encountered with your previous reading on the topic
[C]
Your choice of research methods and reasons for choosing them
[D]
All of the above
Answer: Your choice of research methods and reasons for choosing them
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You can manage your time and resources best, by:
[A]
Working out a timetable
[B]
Finding out what resources are readily available to you
[C]
Calculating a budget for likely expenditure
[D]
All of the above
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An important practical issue to consider when designing a research project is:
[A]
Which theoretical perspective you find most interesting
[B]
Whether or not you have time to retile the bathroom first
[C]
How much time and money you have to conduct the research
[D]
Which colour of ring binder to present your work in
Answer: How much time and money you have to conduct the research
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An inductive theory is one that:
[A]
Involves testing an explicitly defined hypothesis
[B]
Does not allow for findings to feed back into the stock of knowledge
[C]
Uses quantitative methods whenever possible
[D]
Allows theory to emerge out of the data
Answer: Allows theory to emerge out of the data
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The qualitative research strategy places a value on:
[A]
Using numbers, measurements and statistical techniques
[B]
Generating theories through inductive research about social meanings
[C]
Conducting research that is of a very high quality
[D]
All of the above
Answer: Generating theories through inductive research about social meanings
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Cross cultural studies are an example of:
[A]
Case study design
[B]
Comparative design
[C]
Experimental design
[D]
Longitudinal design
Answer: Comparative design
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In an experimental design, the dependent variable is:
[A]
The one that is not manipulated and in which any changes are observed
[B]
The one that is manipulated in order to observe any effects on the other
[C]
A measure of the extent to which personal values affect research
[D]
An ambiguous concept whose meaning depends on how it is defined
Answer: The one that is not manipulated and in which any changes are observed
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One of the criticisms often levelled at structured observation is that:
[A]
It does not allow us to impose any framework on the social setting
[B]
It only generates a small amount of data
[C]
It is unethical to observe people without an observation schedule
[D]
It does not allow us to understand the intentions behind behaviour
Answer: It does not allow us to understand the intentions behind behaviour
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The key advantage of structured observation over survey research is that:
[A]
It does not rely on the researcher's ability to take notes
[B]
The researcher is immersed as a participant in the field they are studying
[C]
It does not impose any expectations of behaviour on the respondents
[D]
It allows you to observe people's behaviour directly
Answer: It allows you to observe people's behaviour directly
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What can be generalized from a purposive sample?
[A]
That the findings are true for broadly similar cases
[B]
That the findings are true for the entire population
[C]
That the opposite is true for people who are the opposite of those in the sample
[D]
That purposive sampling is better than probability sampling
Answer: That the findings are true for broadly similar cases
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Why is an ethnographic study unlikely to use a probability sample?
[A]
Because the aim of understanding is more important than that of generalization
[B]
Because the researcher cannot control who is willing to talk to them
[C]
Because it is difficult to identify a sampling frame
[D]
All Of The Above
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Which of the following is not a type of purposive sampling?
[A]
Probability sampling
[B]
Deviant case sampling
[C]
Theoretical sampling
[D]
Snowball sampling
Answer: Probability sampling
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The two levels of sampling used by Savage et al. (2005) for the Manchester study were:
[A]
Random and purposive
[B]
Convenience and snowball
[C]
Statistical and non-statistical
[D]
Contexts and participants
Answer: Contexts and participants
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