SET-1-00 1- Hypothesis refers to
(S) The outcome of an experiment
(T) A conclusion drawn from an experiment
(U) A form of bias in which the subject tries to outguess the experimenter
(V) A tentative statement about the relationship

Answer

Answer: (V)

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SET-1-00 2- Statistics is used by researchers to
(S) Analyze the empirical data collected in a study
(T) Make their findings sound better
(U) Operationally define their variables
(V) Ensure the study comes out the way it was intended

Answer

Answer: (S)

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SET-1-00 3- A literature review requires
(S) Planning
(T) Good & clear writing
(U) Lot of rewriting
(V) All of the above

Answer

Answer: (V)

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SET-1-00 4- A literature review is based on the assumption that
(S) Copy from the work of others
(T) Knowledge accumulates and learns from the work of others
(U) Knowledge dis-accumulates
(V) None of the above option

Answer

Answer: (T)

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SET-1-00 5- A theoretical framework
(S) Elaborates the r/s among the variables
(T) Explains the logic underlying these r/s
(U) Describes the nature and direction of the r/s
(V) All of the above

Answer

Answer: (V)

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SET-1-00 6- Which of the following statement is not true?
(S) A research proposal is a document that presents a plan for a project
(T) A research proposal shows that the researcher is capable of successfully conducting the proposed research project
(U) A research proposal is an unorganized and unplanned project
(V) A research proposal is just like a research report and written before the research project

Answer

Answer: (U)

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SET-1-00 7- Preliminary data collection is a part of the
(S) Descriptive research
(T) Exploratory research
(U) Applied research
(V) Explanatory research

Answer

Answer: (T)

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SET-1-00 8- Conducting surveys is the most common method of generating
(S) Primary data
(T) Secondary data
(U) Qualitative data
(V) None of the above

Answer

Answer: (S)

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SET-1-00 9- After identifying the important variables and establishing the logical reasoning in theoretical framework, the next step in the research process is
(S) To conduct surveys
(T) To generate the hypothesis
(U) To focus group discussions
(V) To use experiments in an investigation

Answer

Answer: (T)

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SET-1-00 10- The appropriate analytical technique is determined by
(S) The research design
(T) Nature of the data collected
(U) Nature of the hypothesis
(V) Both A & B

Answer

Answer: (V)

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