Quantitative Methods of Research MCQs

Quantitative Methods of Research MCQs

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1: In Which type of question that sorts respondents into subgroups and directs these subgroups to different parts of the questionnaire?

A.   Branching question

B.   Filter question

C.   Leading question

D.   Closed ended question

2: _____ question with response alternatives provided.

A.   Branching question

B.   Filter question

C.   Leading question

D.   Closed ended question

3: A systematic procedure by which records are transformed into quantitative data is known as content analysis

A.   True

B.   False

4: ____ question that is really two questions in one.

A.   Branching question

B.   Filter question

C.   Double barreled question

D.   Closed ended question

5: A question used to screen respondents so that subsequent questions will be asked only of certain respondents for whom the questions are appropriate is called

A.   Branching question

B.   Filter question

C.   Leading question

D.   Closed ended question

6: A question that encourages the respondent to choose a particular response is called

A.   Branching question

B.   Filter question

C.   Leading question

D.   Closed ended question

7: ____ question with no response alternatives provided for the respondent.

A.   Branching question

B.   Filter question

C.   Leading question

D.   Opened ended question

8: Question order effect is a question with no response alternatives provided for the respondent.

A.   True

B.   False

9: The physical layout and packaging of a questionnaire is questionnaire ____

A.   Sketch

B.   Graph

C.   Design

D.   Presentation

10: The pattern of responding to a series of questions in a similar fashion without careful reading of each question is called response set.

A.   True

B.   False

11: Sample population congruence is the degree to which sample subjects represent the population from which they are drawn.

A.   True

B.   False

12: A question in which the respondent is asked to agree or disagree with a single substantive statement is known as

A.   One sided

B.   Two sided

C.   Three sided

D.   All of these

13: In which question with two substantive alternatives provided for the respondent?

A.   One sided

B.   Two sided

C.   Three sided

D.   All of these

14: A graphical display of the data in a frequency or percentage distribution is called

A.   Line chart

B.   Bar chart

C.   Pie chart

D.   All of these

15: Content analysis can be both a qualitative and quantitative method.

A.   True

B.   False

16: Content analysis can be both a qualitative and quantitative method.

A.   True

B.   False

17: The list of materials germane to the researcher’s subject makes up a “sampling frame.”

A.   True

B.   False

18: If the recording unit in a content analysis is too small, it will be difficult to measure the single category of a content variable that it possesses.

A.   True

B.   False

19: Which type of survey is usually the most expensive to administer?

A.   Personal interviews

B.   Mail

C.   Phone

D.   Focus group

20: Which type of survey is usually the least expensive?

A.   Phone

B.   In-person interview

C.   Mail

D.   Drop-off questionnaire

21: A question that sorts respondents into subgroups and directs the subgroups to different parts of the questionnaire is referred to as a branching question.

A.   True

B.   False

22: Which survey method usually has the lowest response rate?

A.   Focus group

B.   In-person interview

C.   Phone

D.   Mail

23: Respondent fatigue is a problem of ______.

A.   Completion rates

B.   Questionnaire length

C.   Data processing issues

D.   Sample-population congruence

24: Which of the following was identified as an advantage of using closed-ended questions?

A.   Selecting answer choices takes a lot of time.

B.   Coding answers is tedious and difficult.

C.   They help clarify the question for the respondent.

D.   The answers are not easy to compare.

25: Response rate is the proportion of respondents selected for participation in a survey who actually participate.

A.   False

B.   True