Practical Research 1 Long Test

Type of locale which refers to the real world or natural setting.

• Laboratory

• Virtual

• Clinical

• Field

Researchers must protect parts of the research project that should remain private.

• Respect

• Confidentiality

• Carefulness

• Honesty

What term describes all the steps in conducting a research study?

• Design

• Methods

• Procedures

• Instruments

Which ethical principle prohibits fabrication, falsification, and misrepresentation?

• Carefulness

• Honesty

• Confidentiality

• Openness

A type non-probability sampling which simply includes the individuals who happen to be most accessible to the researcher.

• Self-Selection Sampling

• Purposive Sampling

• Voluntary Sampling

• Convenience Sampling

Research misconduct refers to “making up data or results.”

• Fabrication

• Plagiarism

• Falsification

• Theft

What type of data do qualitative methods primarily collect?

• Statistical

• Narrative

• Numerical

• Mathematical

Answer explanation

Qualitative methods primarily collect narrative data, focusing on descriptions, experiences, and meanings rather than numerical or statistical data.

Is data gathered from the same sample repeatedly over an extended period of time?

• Cross – Sectional Research

• Longitudinal Research

• Observational

• Archival Research

Answer explanation

Longitudinal Research involves gathering data from the same sample over an extended period of time, making it the correct choice for the given scenario.

What is the research primarily about?

• Filipinos are active communicators.

• One-fifth of Filipinos are online gamers.

• Facebook is the most used mobile application.

• Twitter is the students’ way of expressing themselves.

Answer explanation

The research is primarily about Facebook being the most used mobile application, as indicated in the related literature provided.

Is the specific group of individuals that you will collect data from.

• Population

• Sample

• Sample Size

• Sampling

Answer explanation

Population refers to the specific group of individuals from which data will be collected.