Research Quiz

What is research all about?

• Interpreting data only

• Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data of any social or natural phenomena

• Analyzing data only

• Collecting data only

Which method of reasoning aims to infer theoretical concepts and patterns from observed data?

• Deductive reasoning

• Qualitative reasoning

• Quantitative reasoning

• Inductive reasoning

What type of research aims to understand or make sense of the world based on the experiences and perceptions of individuals?

• Quantitative Research

• Qualitative Research

• Applied Research

• Basic Research

Which type of knowledge is gathered through experience and direct data collection?

• Nonscientific Knowledge

• Nonempirical Knowledge

• Scientific Knowledge

• Empirical Knowledge

What type of research aims to use the acquired knowledge to contribute directly to the understanding or resolution of practical issues?

• Basic Research

• Quantitative Research

• Applied Research

• Qualitative Research

Which type of research is often conducted in new areas of inquiry to scope out the magnitude of a particular phenomenon?

• Observational Research

• Descriptive Research

• Explanatory Research

• Exploratory Research

What acts as the justification and rationale for choosing the type of data collection and analysis the researcher will conduct?

• Observation

• Research Design

• Hypothesis

• Methodology

Which category of research is often used to describe an aspect of life richly?

• Peer Review

• Applied Research

• Basic Research

• Descriptive Research

What is the strategic plan of how to go about answering the research questions?

• Methodology

• Research Design

• Question

• Observation

Which method is a standardized set of techniques for building scientific knowledge?

• Hypothesis

• Question

• Experiment

• Observation