QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a step in the scientific research process?
A. hypothesis testing
B. finding funding for research
C. observation
D. data analysis - CORRECT ANSWER B. finding funding for research
Reasoning that begins with specific observations about which one draws conclusions is
called:
A. inductive
B. deductive
C. conceptual
D. applied - CORRECT ANSWER A. Inductive
Qualitative research is based on:
A. survey data
B. statistics
C. replicated results
D. interpretive observations - CORRECT ANSWER D. interpretive observations
The variable that is presumed to have an effect on or to cause something else is called the
______ variable:
A. dependent
B. independent
C. intervening
D. test - CORRECT ANSWER B. independent