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1. The emergence of ICT has made it possible for software developers to come up with various software packages that simplify the processing and analysis of data especially of large amount of data. Examples of such software used in quantitative research include the following except ...
2. Exploratory research is used to find the most likely explanations regarding some observed phenomenon. Which of the not a type of this research?
3. A research report must tell you, your research supervisor and a reviewer what you are proposing to do; how you plan to proceed; why you selected the planned strategy.
4. When beginning a review, the researcher must decide on a topic or field of knowledge to examine how much depth to go into and the kind of review to conduct. All but one of the following are some types of reviews to be conducted during research.
5. In research, ....... is a set of coherent ideas or concepts organised in a manner that makes them easy to communicate to others. It also serves as basis for thinking about what the researcher does and about what it means, influenced by ideas and research of others.
6. When conducting research in any business setting, the researcher must adhere to the following ethical codes:
I. Ensuring anonymity and confidentiality
II. Honesty and avoidance of deception
III. Maintaining subjectivity during data collection, analysis and report stages
IV. Respecting participants right to refuse to take part (at any stage)
7. In research, the term "variable" refers to a formal, logical explanation of some events that includes prediction of how things relate to one another.
8. Different variables have different scales of measurement. This type of variable is expressed in categories (different groups) and examples include colour, outcome of disease, sex, type of food, etc. What is the name of this variable?
9. This is the type of research design that uses unstructured formal or informal procedures to interpret them. It is often used to classify the problems or opportunities and it is not intended to provide conclusive information from which a particular course of action is determined.
10. Descriptive research design is one of the important designs adopted in research. Under this major design, ...... is used when a fixed sample of population elements is measured repeatedly. This design gives a more in-depth view of the situation and the changes that takes place over time.
11. The experimental research is one of the most powerful research methodologies researchers use and often the best way to establish cause-and-effect relationships between variables. The types of experimental research include the following except ....
12. The generalised idea about a class of objects, attributes, processes or occurrences that has been given a name is known as ....
13. A ........ is a conjectural statement of the relation between two or more variables. It represents a proposition that is empirically testable.
14. ICT is good and has come to stay. There are several benefits that researchers can derive from its use. The following are some of the benefits of using ICT in research.
I. Access to large amount of information on the webÂ
II. Economical in terms of money and time
III. Higher turnoverÂ
IV. Restricted compass in online research
15. In this type of research, statistical models are constructed to analyse and explain data collected. Some of the tools used for this type of research include questionnaires that are given to test subjects.
16. The deductive approach to research writing emphasises scientific principles, moving from theory to data, application of controls to ensure validity of data and operationalises concepts to ensure clarity of definition.
17. The ........ style is the referencing style or format adopted by the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and other universities in the country.
18. This variable is also called explanatory variable because it explains the changes in behaviour of the dependent variable.
19. Mediating variable There are several guidelines that a researcher can follow to ensure that he/she derives optimum benefits from the acquisition or usage of ICT for research. All the following are some guidelines except....
