Which of the following is true about the design: QUAL + QUAN?
Answers: a. It is an equal-status concurrent mixed methods design
b.
It is an equal-status sequential mixed methods design
c.
It is a primary status concurrent mixed methods design
d.
It is a primary status sequential mixed methods design
• Question 4
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According to ______, research components should be mixed in a way the researcher believes will work when taking the research problem, research question, and research circumstance into consideration.
Answers: a. pragmatist philosophy
b.
constructivist philosophy
c.
positivist philosophy
d.
structuralist philosophy
• Question 5
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A contingency table with frequencies and column percentages that looks at the relationship between handedness and college majors is presented below. Is there a likely relationship between handedness and major?
Answers: a. Yes
b.
No
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Due to the fact that conducting mixed research studies requires expertise in both qualitative and quantitative strategies, some pragmatist researchers suggest that multiple researchers be involved in these projects.
Answers: a. True
b.
False
• Question 7
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Approximately what percentage of scores fall within one standard deviation of the mean in a normal distribution?
Answers: a. 34%
b.
95%
c.
99%
d.
68%
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Among the following choices, which one best allows people to visualize the relationship between two quantitative variables?
Answers: a. A contingency table
b.
A bar graph
c.
A scatter plot
d.
A frequency distribution
• Question 9
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What is the purpose of descriptive statistics?
Answers: a. Make inferences about a population from a sample
b.
Test hypotheses
c.
Make interval estimates
d.
Summarize and explain a set of data
• Question 10
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Among the following, which could be considered a limitation of mixed research designs?
Answers: a. Mixed research designs usually require more time and resources.
b.
Expertise in quantitative and qualitative research is required.
c.
Sometimes the qualitative and quantitative data present contradictory findings.
d.
all of the above.
• Question 11
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Four sets of intervals for grouped frequency distributions are presented below. The data on which they are based has scores ranging from 0 to 49. Only one set of intervals belowmeets the necessary criteria for groupings. Select the one that meets the criteria:
Answers: a. 40-49
30-39
20-29
10-19
0-9
b.
40-49
30-39
20-29
10-19
1-9
c.
40-49
30-40
20-30
10-20
0-9
d.
30-40
20-30
10-20
0-10
• Question 12
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Measures of variability indicate
Answers: a. Where the modal score lies
b.
The median score value
c.
The degree of skewness in the distribution
d.
How spread out scores are in a distribution
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On an IQ test with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15, what is the z score for someone with an IQ of 130?
Answers: a. +1.30
b.
+2.00
c.
+1.00
d.
+13
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An advantage of the mean as a measure of central tendency is?
Answers: a. It is not influenced by extreme scores
b.
It is representative even when there is extreme skewness
c.
It is the most precise measure of central tendency
d.
It can be used with nominal variables
• Question 15
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The difference between the regression coefficient in a simple regression and the regression coefficients in a multiple regression is what?
Answers: a. The simple regression coefficient is always less than one.
b.
The multiple regression coefficients do not control for other independent variables.
c.
The simple regression coefficient does not control for other independent variables.
d.
There are no differences between simple and multiple regression.
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A z score of 0.00 means that:
Answers: a. A person had zero points on a test
b.
A person scored at the mean
c.
A person scored below the mean
d.
A person scored in the bottom percentile
• Question 17
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Dr. Whim designed a mixed methods research study with the purpose of seeking convergence, corroboration, and correspondence of the results from each research strand. What is the formal name of this strategy?
Answers: a. Expansion
b.
Development
c.
Initiation
d.
Triangulation
• Question 18
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Mark achieved a percentile rank of 70 on a standardized math test. What does that mean?
Answers: a. He did poorly, since he only correctly answered 70% of the questions.
b.
He did well in that he scored higher than 70% of the people that took the test.
c.
He did well, in that he answered 70% of the items correctly.
d.
He did poorly since he only answered 70% of the items that an average individual would answer correctly.
• Question 19
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A graph that plots out the relationship between two quantitative variables is called:
Answers: a. Line graph
b.
Scatter plot
c.
Bar graph
d.
Frequency distribution
• Question 20
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When is the median is the best measure of central tendency?
Answers: a. The data are in a symmetrical distribution
b.
When there are a large number of cases
c.
There is a great deal of variability in the scores
d.
The data are highly skewed