Research Methods Cumulative Final
Exam with complete solution
Measuring range of motion falls under which of the following measurement scales? - correct
answer ✔✔Interval
Confidence intervals relate to - correct answer ✔✔How sure you are that the score you got is
the true score
Practice questions might be worth exploring for a new research project if - correct answer
✔✔Practice guidelines have been firmly established
In OT, exposure is most likely - correct answer ✔✔Intervention
The highest level a research project can reach is - correct answer ✔✔Systematic review/Meta
analysis (quiz answer is RCT)
Primary goals of healthcare research - correct answer ✔✔To acquire new skills
To fulfill degree requirements
To become a published author
Which is a good starting point when selecting a research topic? - correct answer ✔✔Having a
brainstorming session
Examples of types of populations - correct answer ✔✔Adults with diabetes
Teachers with @ least 10 years of classroom experience
,Teenagers with HIV/AIDS in Uganda
What proportion of the population fall within + or - 2 SD of the mean under a normal bell
shaped curve? - correct answer ✔✔95%
What proportion of the population fall within + or - 1 SD of the mean under a normal bell
shaped curve? - correct answer ✔✔68%
A paragraph-length summary of an article, chapter, or book is known as a (n)? - correct answer
✔✔Abstract
The goal of an annotated bibliography is - correct answer ✔✔to summarize an article pertinent
to a new research project
In the FINER checklist used when considering completing a specific project "F"stands for -
correct answer ✔✔Feasible
Google scholar is especially helpful in identifying - correct answer ✔✔relevant abstratcts
What type of research/study approach is used when data are newly collected and analyzed -
correct answer ✔✔Primary
Conditions of authorship - correct answer ✔✔Ensuring the integrity of the manuscript
Writing a draft of the article
Providing critical revisions
Writing a research proposal includes all of the following - correct answer ✔✔Budget
Timeline
, Goal statement
The person accepting the responsibility for guaranteeing that the protocol is followed, adverse
outcomes are immediately reported to the ethics committee, and the budget is properly
managed is known as - correct answer ✔✔The primary investigator
Good reasons to publish - correct answer ✔✔To promote the profession
To add to the body of literature
To secure promotion and tenure
All of the following are considered formal sources of info that can be cited in a research report -
correct answer ✔✔Official government reports
Articles from peer-reviewed journals
Book or book chapters
All of the following are statements about paraphrasing information from articles being cited in a
research report: - correct answer ✔✔Paraphrasing helps ensure that the article being cited has
been understood
Paraphrasing requires citation of the original source
Paraphrasing is usually preferred to using quotations
Common knowledge refers to - correct answer ✔✔What a typical person in the discipline would
know about a particular topic
What type of table records how often a specific outcome occurs? - correct answer ✔✔A
frequency table
The middle value of a range of scores is the - correct answer ✔✔Median
Exam with complete solution
Measuring range of motion falls under which of the following measurement scales? - correct
answer ✔✔Interval
Confidence intervals relate to - correct answer ✔✔How sure you are that the score you got is
the true score
Practice questions might be worth exploring for a new research project if - correct answer
✔✔Practice guidelines have been firmly established
In OT, exposure is most likely - correct answer ✔✔Intervention
The highest level a research project can reach is - correct answer ✔✔Systematic review/Meta
analysis (quiz answer is RCT)
Primary goals of healthcare research - correct answer ✔✔To acquire new skills
To fulfill degree requirements
To become a published author
Which is a good starting point when selecting a research topic? - correct answer ✔✔Having a
brainstorming session
Examples of types of populations - correct answer ✔✔Adults with diabetes
Teachers with @ least 10 years of classroom experience
,Teenagers with HIV/AIDS in Uganda
What proportion of the population fall within + or - 2 SD of the mean under a normal bell
shaped curve? - correct answer ✔✔95%
What proportion of the population fall within + or - 1 SD of the mean under a normal bell
shaped curve? - correct answer ✔✔68%
A paragraph-length summary of an article, chapter, or book is known as a (n)? - correct answer
✔✔Abstract
The goal of an annotated bibliography is - correct answer ✔✔to summarize an article pertinent
to a new research project
In the FINER checklist used when considering completing a specific project "F"stands for -
correct answer ✔✔Feasible
Google scholar is especially helpful in identifying - correct answer ✔✔relevant abstratcts
What type of research/study approach is used when data are newly collected and analyzed -
correct answer ✔✔Primary
Conditions of authorship - correct answer ✔✔Ensuring the integrity of the manuscript
Writing a draft of the article
Providing critical revisions
Writing a research proposal includes all of the following - correct answer ✔✔Budget
Timeline
, Goal statement
The person accepting the responsibility for guaranteeing that the protocol is followed, adverse
outcomes are immediately reported to the ethics committee, and the budget is properly
managed is known as - correct answer ✔✔The primary investigator
Good reasons to publish - correct answer ✔✔To promote the profession
To add to the body of literature
To secure promotion and tenure
All of the following are considered formal sources of info that can be cited in a research report -
correct answer ✔✔Official government reports
Articles from peer-reviewed journals
Book or book chapters
All of the following are statements about paraphrasing information from articles being cited in a
research report: - correct answer ✔✔Paraphrasing helps ensure that the article being cited has
been understood
Paraphrasing requires citation of the original source
Paraphrasing is usually preferred to using quotations
Common knowledge refers to - correct answer ✔✔What a typical person in the discipline would
know about a particular topic
What type of table records how often a specific outcome occurs? - correct answer ✔✔A
frequency table
The middle value of a range of scores is the - correct answer ✔✔Median
