Diagnostic Test for Research Methods

Which of the following must be included in the background of the study?

• brief review of related literature

• conceptual framework

• conclusion

• research design

Which of the following presents the deficiency or lack of evidence in the literature of a study?

• brief literature review

• problem statement

• research gap

• topic

To ensure that the background of the study is free of plagiarism, which of the following can you do?

• Cite all the literature related to the study.

• Have a teacher review the manuscript.

• Let your classmates check your paper.

• Plagscan the paper online to check.

How should you write the reviewed literature in your research paper?

• paraphrase the source

• summarize the source

• quote directly from the source

• all of the choices

Which of the following hypotheses states that there is a significant relationship between the independent and dependent variables?

• alternative

• directional

• non-directional

• null

How is a research question being formulated?

• It must be answerable by a simple yes or no.

• It must be broad enough to encompass the study's scope.

• It must be open to empirical investigations.

• The variables are removed in the questions.

When is a research hypothesis provided in a research study?

• It is a given when the research question is quantitative.

• It is provided when the research questions are descriptive.

• It is provided when the research questions are inferential.

• This is provided in each of the research questions in the study.

Where is the formulation of research questions based?

• It is based on the identified problem statement in the background of the study.

• It is based on the identified research gap in the background of the study.

• It is based on the literature placed in the study.

• It is based on the topic of the identified research study.

Which of the following includes the factors or variables that are not included in the study and the boundaries in terms of time frame, number of subjects, and others?

• delimitation

• limitation

• scope

• scope and delimitation

A researcher wants to study the study habits of senior high school students. She randomly selects 10 students from each strand within a school. What type of sampling method is used?

• convenience sampling

• simple random sampling

• stratified random sampling

• cluster sampling