FOURTH QUARTER SUMATIVE TEST IN PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

Read the following definition by Gill and Johnson (1997): "A formulation regarding the cause and effect relationships between two or more variables, which may or may not have been tested." Which one of these does it define?

• A. Observation.

• B. Secondary data.

• C. Sampling.

• D. Theory.

Which one of the following is a data collection method?

• A. The interview.

• B. The onion.

• C. Positivism.

• D. The case study.

Which one of these is NOT normally associated with quantitative data?

• A. Analysis begins as data are collected.

• B. Analysis guided by standardised rules.

• C. Researchers views of high importance.

• D. Numbers.

Which one of these is NOT normally associated with qualitative data?

• A. Narrative.

• B. Images.

• C. Words.

• D. Pie charts.

A study is based on 30 people (across three focus groups). What type of study is this?

• A. Qualitative study.

• B. Questionnaire study.

• C. Quantitative study.

• D. Structured study.

A study is based on 1000 people interviewed face to face in shopping centres. What type of study is this?

• A. Ethnographic study.

• B. Self-completion study.

• C. Questionnaire study.

• D. Qualitative study.

Which one of these studies is least associated with construct validity?

• A. Qualitative.

• B. Positivist.

• C. Quantitative.

Which research strategy is described here?

The introduction of planned change on one or more of the variables; measurement on a small number of variables and control of other variables.

• A. Case study.

• B. Ethnography.

• C. Survey.

• D. Experiment.

Triangulation can come about from which one of the following?

• A. Checking results three times.

• B. Using one of three sampling methods.

• C. Doing a survey with at least three respondents.

• D. Using more than one approach.

Which research strategy is described here?

The collection of data using questionnaires, but it also includes other techniques (e.g. structured observation and structured interviews).

• A. Grounded theory.

• B. Survey.

• C. Action research.

• D. Ethnography.