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'Elements of Research Design Mcqs

The document discusses different types of research design elements and methods. It provides multiple choice questions that test understanding of key terms like descriptive studies, exploratory studies, causal studies, variables, units of analysis, and research settings like field studies, field experiments, and lab experiments. Correct answers are also provided to help learn the distinctions between different research approaches and study types.

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'Elements of Research Design Mcqs

The document discusses different types of research design elements and methods. It provides multiple choice questions that test understanding of key terms like descriptive studies, exploratory studies, causal studies, variables, units of analysis, and research settings like field studies, field experiments, and lab experiments. Correct answers are also provided to help learn the distinctions between different research approaches and study types.

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`Elements of research design

Mcqs

1. A _______________ is a blue print for the collection,


measurement and analysis of data based on research
questions of the study.
 Research proposal
 Research design
2. A ________________ study is undertaken when not
much is known about the situation on hand.
 Descriptive
 Exploratory
3. Exploratory studies are necessary when some _______
are known.
 Facts
 Research skills
4. Exploratory study relies on _________ research.
 Primary
 Secondary
5. ___________ studies are often designed to collect data
that describe the characteristics of persons, events or
situations.
 Descriptive study
 Exploratory study
6. Correlational research describes relationship
between______________
 Variables
 Elements
7. ____________ studies are at heart of the scientific
approach to research.
 Descriptive study
 Causal study
8. In _______________ study, the researcher is interested
in delineating one or more factors that are causing the
problem.
 Exploratory
 Causal
9. A study can be undertaken in which data are gathered
just once, in order to answer a research question is known
as________________
 Longitudinal studies
 cross-sectional studies
10. Cross sectional studies are also known as
____________
 one shot studies
 two shot studies
11. When data on the dependent variable are gathered at
two or more points in time to answer the research
question it is called ______________studies.
 Survey
 Longitudinal studies
12. The ___________ refers to the level of aggregation of
the data collected during the subsequent data analysis
stage.
 Unit of analysis
 Collection methods
13. Researcher interested in studying two person
interactions is known as _____________
 Dyads
 Triads
14. If the organizational research be done in artificial
environment, the research is in ____________ setting.
 Contrived
 Non-contrived
15. If the organizational research be done in natural
environment the research is in______________ setting.
 Contrived
 Non-contrived
16. If various factors are examined in natural in which
daily activities are going on as normal with minimal
research interference the study is called
_________________
 Ground study
 Field study
17. If cause and effect relationships are studied with some
amount of researcher interference but still in natural
setting in the normal environment the study is__________
 Field experiment
 Field study
18. If the researcher explores cause and effect
relationships not only exercising a high degree of control
but in artificially created setting is known as __________.
 Lab experiment
 Field experiment
19.______________focus on collecting information about
a specific object, event such as particular business unit or
organization.
 Research
 Case study
20._____________ is a systematic set of procedures to
develop an inductively derived theory from the data.
 Grounded theory
 Action research

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