Dental Reserch 2
51. A literature review is an important part of the research process because:
σ� It is a summary of what literature is available on your topic
σ� It allows you identify and read key books and articles by some of the main figures who have written in the field.
σ� My supervisor likes to create more reading for me.
σ� I like to visit the library and read generally around my topic.
52. A proposal is also known as a:
σ� Work plan
σ� Prospectus
σ� Outline
σ� Drafts plan
σ� All are corrects
53. When planning your literature search you need to :
σ� Have clearly defined research question and objectives
σ� define the parameters of your research
σ� Generate key words and search term
σ� All are corrects
54. Researchers need to be cautious of some material, particularly material found online. Why?:
σ� It has been used before.
σ� The quality is unknown.
σ� It is too recent.
σ� The authors name often does not appear.
55. Which of these will NOT help you to decide whether a publication is reputable?:
σ� Citation rate.
σ� Audience
σ� Importance to peers.
σ� Advertising inside.
56. Before searching you should define the timeframe of your search. Why?:
σ� So you find the most articles.
σ� So you don't find the library busy.
σ� So you do not incur unnecessary costs.
σ� So you work when you are most efficient.
57. Why is it important for a researcher to review the literature?:
σ� Because it is traditional.
σ� Because it shows time has been spent on the subject.
σ� Because it will find if anyone has done the work before.
σ� Because it identifies like-minded researchers.
58. When you cite Internet resources, you do not need to find:
σ� Date of access.
σ� Date created.
σ� Date of birth of the author
σ� Date last updated.
59. The most critical areas of an article to read is:
σ� Results section
σ� Introduction
σ� Abstract
σ� Limitations
60. A successful literature review:
σ� Synthesizes material from several sources on the same question/research topic.
σ� Assesses the state of existing knowledge on a topic by comparing studies in terms of assumptions
σ� about the research question,
σ� Experimental method, data analysis, any conclusions drawn, and to raise questions for further research.
σ� All are corrects
61. Which is the right order of four basic sections of a quantitative research report?:
σ� Literature review, results, method, discussion.
σ� Literature review, method, results, discussion.
σ� Discussion, literature review, method, results.
σ� Literature review, discussion, method, results.
σ� Method, results, literature review, discussion.
62. In the results section, the minimum information needed to be presented for each hypothesis or questions is:
σ� Statistical test used.
σ� Statistical test used and the results of the test.
σ� The significance level of the test.
σ� Statistical test used, the results of the test, the significance level of the test, and a written description of the statistical test as support for or rejection of the hypothesis, or connecting the result of the statistical test to the answering of the research question
64. Which of the following statements are true?:
σ� The larger the sample size, the greater the sampling error
σ� The more categories or breakdowns you want to make in your data analysis, the larger the sample needed
σ� The fewer categories or breakdowns you want to make in your data analysis, the larger
σ� the sample needed
σ� As sample size decreases, so does the size of the confidence interval
65. Your conceptual framework is normally developed?:
σ� Before your literature review
σ� During your literature review
σ� After data collection
σ� After data analysis
66. What should not be included in a research proposal?:
σ� A summary of existing work in the area
σ� The proposed methods to collect data
σ� The results that will be obtained
σ� An acknowledgement of any ethical issues
67. A literature review should include material that is:
σ� Directly related to your research question only
σ� Closely related to your research question only
σ� From the wider sports literature, but not from non-sports literature
σ� From any available discipline if relevant
68. Identifying someone gender is an example of:
σ� Nominal measurement
σ� Ordinal measurement
σ� Interval measurement
σ� Ratio measurement
69. Which of the following is not an advantage of a questionnaire?:
σ� Provides structured data
σ� Allows the respondent to complete in their own time
σ� Allows complex questions
σ� Allows access to a big sample group
70. An interview that allows the respondent to develop stories about their life experiences would be:
σ� An unstructured interview
σ� A semi-structured interview
σ� A structured interview
σ� A narrative interview
71. An advantage of an interview over a questionnaire may be:
σ� It provides more structured data
σ� The time taken is generally shorter for interviews
σ� It is easier to analyze
σ� It allows trust and rapport to be developed
72. When interviewing children, you should try to:
σ� Avoid being seen as an authority figure
σ� Take them out of the classroom if interviewing them at school
σ� Not be overly concerned with ethical issues
σ� None of the above
73. What will normally be the last of the following sections to be written?:
σ� Abstract
σ� Literature review
σ� Results
σ� Conclusion
74. To read the literature critically means:
σ� To suggest the previous research was always poorly conducted.
σ� Skimming through the material because most of it is just padding.
σ� Evaluating what you read in terms of your own research questions.
σ� Being negative about something before you read it.
75. What can a researcher use the literature to achieve?:
σ� They can demonstrate their competence by referring to prominent writings in the field.
σ� They develop their version of the literature in such a way as to show and to lead up to the contribution they will be making in their own project or article.
σ� They can identify a gap or problem in the literature that corresponds to the research questions.
σ� All are corrects.
76. Which of the follow is a benefit of a systematic review?:
σ� It reduces researcher bias and demands the researcher is comprehensive of their approach.
σ� It is really quick to complete.
σ� It is cost effective as an approach.
σ� It provides internal validity to the study.
77. When accessing the internet, which of these steps is the most essential?:
σ� Recording the full URL
σ� Noting the access dates
σ� Downloading material to be referenced
σ� They are all equally important
78. An important practical issue to consider when designing a research project is:
σ� Which theoretical perspective you find most interesting
σ� Whether or not you have time to retile the bathroom first
σ� How much time and money you have to conduct the research
σ� Which color of ring binder to present your work in
79. You can manage your time and resources best, by:
σ� Working out a timetable
σ� Finding out what resources are readily available to you
σ� Calculating a budget for likely expenditure
σ� All are corrects
80. How can you tell if your research questions are really good?:
σ� If they guide your literature search
σ� If they are linked together to help you construct a coherent argument
σ� If they force you to narrow the scope of your research
σ� All are corrects
81. Why is it helpful to keep a research diary or log book while you are conducting your project?:
σ� To give you something to do in the early stages of your research when nothing is happening
σ� Because funding councils general demand to see written evidence, you were working every day during the period of the research
σ� To keep a record of what you did and what happened throughout the research process
σ� It can be added to your dissertation to ensure that you reach the required word limit
82. One of the advantages of self-completion questionnaires over structured interviews is that:
σ� They are quicker and cheaper to administer
σ� They create interviewer effects
σ� They have greater measurement validity
σ� They are less prone to inter-coder variation
83. An open question is one that:
σ� Allows respondents to answer in their own terms
σ� Does not suggest or provide a limited range of responses
σ� Can help to generate answers for closed questions
σ� All are corrects
84. Constraints or problems in a study are known as:
σ� Assumptions
σ� Generalisations
σ� Concepts
σ� Limitations
85. When evaluating the research study results you would consider all of the following as important except:
σ� The author's qualifications and experience
σ� The design and methodology for the study
σ� The significance of the findings for practice
σ� The discussion of results and recommendations for practice
86. In critiquing a qualitative research report you would expect to find information that would assist you in assessing the credibility of the study in the:
σ� Literature review
σ� Discussion of analysis of the data
σ� Methodology
σ� Philosophical integration
87. The statement of purpose in a research study should:
σ� Identify the design of the study
σ� Identify the intent or objective of the study
σ� Specify the type of people to be used in the study
σ� Describe the study
88. According to the text, which of the following orders is the recommended in the flowchart of the development of a research idea? :
σ� Research topic, research problem, research purpose, research question, hypothesis
σ� Research purpose, research problem and hypothesis
σ� Research topic, research purpose, research question,
σ� Research topic, hypothesis, research question
89. Sources of researchable problems can include:
σ� Researchers’ own experiences as educators
σ� Practical issues that require solutions
σ� Theory and past research
σ� All are corrects
90. The feasibility of a research study should be considered in light of:
σ� Cost and time required to conduct the study
σ� Skills required of the researcher
σ� Potential ethical concerns
σ� All of the above
91. A formal statement of the research question or “purpose of research study” generally:
σ� Is made prior to the literature review
σ� Is made after the literature review
σ� Is made after the literature review and will help guide the research process
σ� All of the above
92. The research participants are described in detail in which section of the research plan?:
σ� Introduction
σ� Methodology
σ� Result
σ� Discussion
93. Research hypotheses are:
σ� Formulated prior to a review of the literature
σ� Statements of predicted relationships between variables
σ� Stated such that they can be confirmed or refuted
σ� Statements of predicted relationships between variables and Stated such that they can be confirmed or refuted
94. A research plan:
σ� Should be detailed
σ� Should be given to others for review and comments
σ� Sets out the rationale for a research study
σ� All of the above
95. The Method section of the research plan typically specifies :
σ� The research participants
σ� The apparatus, instruments, and materials for the research study
σ� The planned research procedures
σ� All are corrects
96. What is the right order of levels of abstraction?:
σ� Theory, Concepts, Indicators, Variables, Values
σ� Theory, Concepts, Variables, Indicators, Values
σ� Theory, Indicators, Variables, Values
σ� Concepts, Indicators, Variables, Values
97. All basic types of primary data, distinguished by the way they are collected: .?:
σ� Measurement and Interrogation
σ� Observation and Participation
σ� Measurement, Observation, and Participation
σ� Measurement, Observation, Interrogation, and Participation
98. Levels of measurement are?:
σ� Nominal, Ordinal,
σ� Nominal, Ordinal, Interval
σ� Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio
σ� Nominal, Ordinal, Scale, Ratio
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