SMS304 TMA1 Answers

Q1 There are ____ main types of observation

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Q2 The questionnaire and _______are similar as information gathering tools that seek and elicit

information by asking questions

Case study

Sampling

Interview

Observation

Q3 ______ and _____ are two main types of questionnaires based on two basic types of question

formats

Open-ended ; closed-ended

Top ; Bottom

Direct ; Indirect

Objective ; Subjective

Q4 _______ data are information, facts or statistical materials which can be referred to as eye witness

account

Primary

Pre

Basic

First-hand

Q5 According to Gupte (1979) two categories of data collected and used in research are _________

basic & fundamental

primary & post-primary

pre-data & post-data

primary & secondary

Q6 A/An ______ relates together the results of observations to enable general statements to be made

concerning variables and relationships among variables

concept

idea

theory

proposition

Q7 ________ is a desire to search for the truth, establish the truth and provide evidence for the truth

Inquiry

Empiricism

Science

Research

Q8 The following are sources of knowledge except

dreams

custom

scientific inquiry

personal experience

Q9 _______ is a type of qualitative inquiry that involves an in-depth study of a group in a natural

setting.

Normative

Descriptive survey

Historical research

Ethnography

Q10 ______ is a type of research based on specific methods and goals.

Applied research

Qualitative research

Ex post facto research

Frontier research

Q11 Based on _______ research can be classified as Basic and Applied

methodology

objectives

results

application

Q12 A research report is open for public scrutiny and as such can be reffered to as a

social enterprise

public document

social tool

open method

Q13 A research without a design cannot be

concluded

summarized

edited

verified

Q14 Words is useful in a _____ research to attain precision

quantitative

modern

qualitative

scientific

Q15 The most precise expression in a quantitative research is the ______

principle

mathematical equation

bio data

language

Q16 In a scientific research, the emphasis is on ______ the hypothesis and not to prove it.

testing

claiming

checking

exploring

Q17 The following are the major characteristics of research except

objectivity

precision

verifiability

subjectivity

Q18 The first process of research is

goal articulation

collection and interpretation of data

problem identification

specific plan of procedure

Q19 Leedy (1997) supports that research is a process that has _____ distinct characteristics

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Q20 Research is not

information gatheri ng

systematic process of data collection

striving towards understanding a complex problem

an activity that is directed towards the development of an organized body of scientific knowledge