Research Methods UC Final Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Randomized controlled trials are generally considered a stronger study
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design compared to case controlled studies. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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True
Non-experimental study designs can be used to establish cause and | | | | | | | | | |
effect relationships. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
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A researcher hypothesizes that listening to classical music during infancy
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is associated with higher IQ in childhood and plans to test this
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hypothesis using a non-experimental study design. In this case, classical
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music is the: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Exposure
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Randomly assigning women to receive a vitamin D supplement or
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placebo and measuring bone mineral density before and after the
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intervention is an example of ____________ study design. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Randomized Control Trial | |
Testing blood pressure and cholesterol repeatedly over time in a cohort
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of research participants at baseline, 6 months and 1 year is what type of
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data collection? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Prospective
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, The outcome of which type of study is most likely to be affected by
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recall bias? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Case-Control Study
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Which of the following is a characteristic of qualitative research? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Results are often reported in words, narratives
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and quotes. |
A research study can have a "mixed methods design" (e.g. a study can
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have a qualitative and quantitative component). - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-True
A researcher wants to answer the question "Are knee injuries in adults
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related to a history of playing contact sports in childhood?" What study
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design would you recommend? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Case Control
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A researcher wants to answer the question "Is warfarin or aspirin better
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at preventing strokes in people with atrial fibrillation?" What study
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design would you recommend? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Randomized
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Control Trial |
Research participants' weight status was classified as "underweight",
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"normal", "overweight" or "obese" for data analysis. What type of
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variable was used in data analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Questions With Correct Answers
Randomized controlled trials are generally considered a stronger study
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design compared to case controlled studies. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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True
Non-experimental study designs can be used to establish cause and | | | | | | | | | |
effect relationships. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
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A researcher hypothesizes that listening to classical music during infancy
| | | | | | | | |
is associated with higher IQ in childhood and plans to test this
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
hypothesis using a non-experimental study design. In this case, classical
| | | | | | | | | |
music is the: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Exposure
| | | | |
Randomly assigning women to receive a vitamin D supplement or
| | | | | | | | | |
placebo and measuring bone mineral density before and after the
| | | | | | | | | |
intervention is an example of ____________ study design. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Randomized Control Trial | |
Testing blood pressure and cholesterol repeatedly over time in a cohort
| | | | | | | | | | |
of research participants at baseline, 6 months and 1 year is what type of
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
data collection? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Prospective
| | | | |
, The outcome of which type of study is most likely to be affected by
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recall bias? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Case-Control Study
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Which of the following is a characteristic of qualitative research? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Results are often reported in words, narratives
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and quotes. |
A research study can have a "mixed methods design" (e.g. a study can
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have a qualitative and quantitative component). - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-True
A researcher wants to answer the question "Are knee injuries in adults
| | | | | | | | | | | |
related to a history of playing contact sports in childhood?" What study
| | | | | | | | | | | |
design would you recommend? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Case Control
| | | | | | |
A researcher wants to answer the question "Is warfarin or aspirin better
| | | | | | | | | | | |
at preventing strokes in people with atrial fibrillation?" What study
| | | | | | | | | |
design would you recommend? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Randomized
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Control Trial |
Research participants' weight status was classified as "underweight",
| | | | | | |
"normal", "overweight" or "obese" for data analysis. What type of
| | | | | | | | | | |
variable was used in data analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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