Research and Quantitative Methods

According to Albert Szent Gyorgy, what is research?

• To see what everybody else has seen and to think what nobody else has thought

• To explore and understand the meaning individuals or groups ascribe to a social or human problem

• To test objective theories by examining the relationship among variables

• To collect both quantitative and qualitative data

What is the main focus of qualitative research?

• To see what everybody else has seen and to think what nobody else has thought

• To explore and understand the meaning individuals or groups ascribe to a social or human problem

• To test objective theories by examining the relationship among variables

• To collect both quantitative and qualitative data

What is the main focus of quantitative research?

• To see what everybody else has seen and to think what nobody else has thought

• To explore and understand the meaning individuals or groups ascribe to a social or human problem

• To test objective theories by examining the relationship among variables

• To collect both quantitative and qualitative data

What is the mixed approach in research?

• An approach for exploring and understanding the meaning individuals or groups ascribe to a social or human problem

• An approach for testing objective theories by examining the relationship among variables

• An approach involving collecting both quantitative and qualitative data

• An approach for troubleshooting during unexpected scenarios

What is the importance of quantitative research?

• It relies on precise measurement and interpretation of data through the use of statistical methods

• It explores and understands the meaning individuals or groups ascribe to a social or human problem

• It tests objective theories by examining the relationship among variables

• It involves collecting both quantitative and qualitative data

What is a dependent variable?

• Something the researcher observes and measures

• Something the researcher predicts

• Something the researcher manipulates

• Something the researcher controls

What are the three T's in selecting a research topic?

• Timely, Trending, Trailblazing

• Timely, Targeted, Thought-provoking

• Timely, Trending, Thought-provoking

• Targeted, Trending, Trailblazing

What is the purpose of a literature review?

• To identify a research problem of interest

• To improve research questions or hypothesis

• To discover what is known and unknown about a topic

• All of the above

What is the penalty for plagiarism?

• Receiving zero in an assignment or project

• Suspension or expulsion

• Losing one's earned degree

• All of the above

What is a research hypothesis?

• A statement of the researcher's prediction about relationships between variables

• A summary of existing knowledge on a research problem

• A graphical presentation of concepts

• A clear statement of an inquiry or gap that needs to be addressed