PDE5110 WK1

What is the primary task faced by a researcher after data collection?

• Design a questionnaire

• To organize the data, summarize key findings, identify patterns or trend and draw meaningful conclusions based on the analysis.

• State the research proposal

• Determine the hypotheses.

How can data be classified based on the presentation of scores?

• Grouped and ungrouped data

• Descriptive and inferential statistics

• Nominal and ordinal data

• Categorical and interval data

All these are graphic representations of data except?

• Frequency polygon

• Ogive

• Bar chart and histogram

• mean

one of these is not a role of “Background to the study”

• contextualizing the research

• setting the stage

• guiding the research questions or objectives

• using hypothesis to form theory

Statement of purpose in research is important for the following reason, except ___________

• Supports decision making

• Reduction in the amount of data to be collected

• Determines research rigor

• Guides the research process

Which of these is not the differences between research question and research hypothesis?

• Research question is an interrogative statement that guides the research process while research hypothesis is a specific testable statement that predicts the relationship

• Research questions are typically open-ended and exploratory while research hypothesis is formulated based on existing theory.

• Research question is used to state the null hypothesis while research hypothesis is used to calculate the critical value.

• Research question help in focusing the research while research hypothesis is used to test the validity of the proposed relationship.

All of these are importance of educational research except _______

• Improving your knowledge of chi-square

• Provide answers to practical educational challenges

• Instrumental in policy reformulation

• Help students to apply their knowledge to practical situations.

Descriptive statistics uses all these measures except _______

• Quartiles

• Standard deviation

• Mode

• T-test

Which order below is correct?

• Data – Knowledge – Information

• Information – Data – Knowledge

• Data – Information – Knowledge

• Information – Knowledge – Data

Three importance of statistics to teachers are all these but one.

• Identify and adapt proper learning styles in the classroom

• Assessment and evaluation of students’ performance

• Allocating resources to state board of education

• Implementation of interventions for struggling students