MCQ Bank
Linear approach (sequential steps) includes in---------
- A) qualitative research
- B) hypothesis
- C) conclusion
- D) quantitative research
In the stratification process the variable chosen should increase _______ within each stratum and increase ________ between strata.
- A) Variability, invariability
- B) Invariability, variability
- C) Homogeneity, heterogeneity
- D) Heterogeneity, homogeneity
The totality out of which sample is drawn is referred to as ____________
- A) Population
- B) None of above
- C) Community
- D) Total Individuals
Units of analysis in a study are typically also the _____________
- A) All of above
- B) Unit of observation
- C) The purpose of the study
- D) Time dimension
Research Design can be classified by the approach used to gather _________ data
- A) Primary
- B) Tertiary
- C) All types of
- D) Secondary
The critical thing about ___________ measures is that the people being studied are not aware of it but leave evidence of their social behavior or actions naturally.
- A) Obstructive
- B) Non-reactive
- C) Obtrusive
- D) Reactive
Which of the following is not a type of observation tool:
- A) Experiment
- B) Stratification
- C) Interview
- D) Questionnaire
Network, chain referral, or reputational sampling is also called ______.
- A) Theoretical Sampling
- B) Sequential Sampling
- C) Convenience sampling
- D) Snowball Sampling
In probability, sampling every element in the population has a known _________________.
- A) Zero non-probability of selection
- B) Non-zero non-probability of selection
- C) Non-zero probability of selection
- D) Zero probability of selection
The stratification in random sampling is done because of the following except ………….
- A) to enable use of different research procedures in different strata
- B) to increase a sample’s statistical efficiency
- C) to provide adequate data for analyzing the various subpopulations
- D) develop a system for the selection of elements instead of random numbers
Social researchers do not use a consistent nomenclature to distinguish between the _________ and _____________
- A) Scales, Data
- B) Data, indexes
- C) Scales, indexes
- D) None of above
Statistic is different from Statistics in a sense that:
- A) Statistic refer to summary description of a variable in survey sample in numerical form
- B) All given options are incorrect
- C) Statistics refer to summary description of a variable in survey sample in numerical form
- D) Statistic refers to the field of study dealing with data collection and interpretation
Coding the visible, surface content in a text is called ___________.
- A) Manifest coding
- B) Semantic coding
- C) Latent Coding
- D) Conventional coding
The purpose of cluster sampling is to sample economically while retaining the characteristics of a ________.
- A) Simple random sample
- B) Stratified Random Sample
- C) Systematic Random Sample
- D) Probability sample
A common error in the reliability and validity of secondary data is _________________.
- A) Coding difficulties
- B) Non-Reactive Data
- C) Data must be adjusted for comparability over time
- D) Fallacy of misplaced concreteness
A_____________________ is the summary description of a given variable in a population
- A) Unit of data collection
- B) Observation unit
- C) Statistic
- D) Parameter
It is the opposite of Discriminant Validity
- A) Divergent validity
- B) Test-retest Reliability
- C) Convergent Validity
- D) Discriminant Validity
In the conclusions section of an industry-based case study, the recommended action plan is fully analyzed in terms of its:
- A) viability
- B) feasibility
- C) benefit to the company
- D) viability, feasibility, and benefit to the company
_____________ is considered as a basic and very minimum index of content validity
- A) Content validity
- B) Construct validity
- C) Criterion-related validity
- D) Face validity
The scientific requirements of a project call for the operational requirements to be ___________
- A) Analytical
- B) Practical
- C) Theoratical
- D) Hypothetical