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Which one of the following questions is an example of a qualitative research question?
a. How many children do you have?
b. On a scale ranging from 1 (excellent) to 5 (poor), how would you rate your relationship with your lecturer?
c. How did you experience your honours degree at UNISA?
d. What is your country of origin?
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Question 2
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Basic research is research that ______.
a. has no immediate application at the time it is completed
b. is conducted to solve practical problems
c. has immediate application at the time it is completed
d. is designed to answer specific questions
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Question 3
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Doing a replication research study is another form of plagiarism.
a. True
b. False
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Question 4
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Which type of research has immediate application value?
a. Basic research.
b. Applied research.
c. Literature review.
d. Pure research.
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Question 5
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A distinction between basic research and applied research is that basic research has no immediate application at the time it
is completed, whereas applied research does.
a. True
b. False
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Question 6
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The process through which new knowledge is discovered is called ______.
a. theory building
b. research
c. data analysis
d. inferential statistics
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Question 7
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Descriptive statistics describe ______.
a. the relationships amongst variables
b. the causal factors within the current research project
c. the characteristics of an existing phenomenon
d. relational qualities of data
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HMEMS80-24-S1 Welcome Message Assessment 2
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Question 8
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Research question: Are female students more active on myUnisa than male students? “Female students are more active on
myUnisa than male students.” This is an example of a … hypothesis.
a. directional research
b. null
c. experimental
d. non-directional research
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Question 9
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Which one of the following can only be seen as an independent variable?
a. Performance.
b. Student support.
c. Gender.
d. Plagiarism.
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Question 10
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Which one of the following statements cannot be applied as a good hypothesis?
a. A good hypothesis is stated in declarative form, not as a question.
b. A good hypothesis is a testable hypothesis.
c. A good hypothesis does not reflect a theory or a body or literature upon which it is based.
d. A good hypothesis should be brief and to the point.
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Question 11
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Research question: Are female students more active on myUnisa than male students? The null hypothesis would be:
a. There is a relationship between female and male students on their activity on myUnisa
b. There is a difference between female and male students on their activity on myUnisa
c. There is no difference between female and male students on their activity on myUnisa
d. There is no relationship between female and male students on their activity on myUnisa
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The null hypothesis always refers to the ______.
a. sample
b. generalizability of the results
c. population
d. end-result of the research project
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Question 13
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If we want to investigate whether the attitude towards studies affects the employability of postgraduate students, an
appropriate research hypothesis would be ______.
a. H1: The attitude towards their studies has no effect on the employment level of postgraduate students
b. H1: The employment level of students with a positive attitude towards their studies is higher than the employment
level of students with a negative attitude towards their studies
c. H1: There is no difference between the employment level of students with a positive and those with a negative
attitude towards their studies
d. H1: Students' attitude towards their studies are more likely to affect employment
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HMEMS80-24-S1 Welcome Message Assessment 2
QUIZ
Question 1
Not yet answered
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Which one of the following questions is an example of a qualitative research question?
a. How many children do you have?
b. On a scale ranging from 1 (excellent) to 5 (poor), how would you rate your relationship with your lecturer?
c. How did you experience your honours degree at UNISA?
d. What is your country of origin?
Clear my choice
Question 2
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Basic research is research that ______.
a. has no immediate application at the time it is completed
b. is conducted to solve practical problems
c. has immediate application at the time it is completed
d. is designed to answer specific questions
Clear my choice
Question 3
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Doing a replication research study is another form of plagiarism.
a. True
b. False
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Question 4
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Which type of research has immediate application value?
a. Basic research.
b. Applied research.
c. Literature review.
d. Pure research.
Clear my choice
Question 5
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A distinction between basic research and applied research is that basic research has no immediate application at the time it
is completed, whereas applied research does.
a. True
b. False
Clear my choice
Question 6
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The process through which new knowledge is discovered is called ______.
a. theory building
b. research
c. data analysis
d. inferential statistics
Clear my choice
Question 7
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Descriptive statistics describe ______.
a. the relationships amongst variables
b. the causal factors within the current research project
c. the characteristics of an existing phenomenon
d. relational qualities of data
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HMEMS80-24-S1 Welcome Message Assessment 2
QUIZ
Question 8
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Research question: Are female students more active on myUnisa than male students? “Female students are more active on
myUnisa than male students.” This is an example of a … hypothesis.
a. directional research
b. null
c. experimental
d. non-directional research
Clear my choice
Question 9
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Which one of the following can only be seen as an independent variable?
a. Performance.
b. Student support.
c. Gender.
d. Plagiarism.
Clear my choice
Question 10
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Which one of the following statements cannot be applied as a good hypothesis?
a. A good hypothesis is stated in declarative form, not as a question.
b. A good hypothesis is a testable hypothesis.
c. A good hypothesis does not reflect a theory or a body or literature upon which it is based.
d. A good hypothesis should be brief and to the point.
Clear my choice
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Question 11
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Research question: Are female students more active on myUnisa than male students? The null hypothesis would be:
a. There is a relationship between female and male students on their activity on myUnisa
b. There is a difference between female and male students on their activity on myUnisa
c. There is no difference between female and male students on their activity on myUnisa
d. There is no relationship between female and male students on their activity on myUnisa
Clear my choice
Question 12
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The null hypothesis always refers to the ______.
a. sample
b. generalizability of the results
c. population
d. end-result of the research project
Clear my choice
Question 13
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If we want to investigate whether the attitude towards studies affects the employability of postgraduate students, an
appropriate research hypothesis would be ______.
a. H1: The attitude towards their studies has no effect on the employment level of postgraduate students
b. H1: The employment level of students with a positive attitude towards their studies is higher than the employment
level of students with a negative attitude towards their studies
c. H1: There is no difference between the employment level of students with a positive and those with a negative
attitude towards their studies
d. H1: Students' attitude towards their studies are more likely to affect employment
Clear my choice
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