DIAGNOSTIC TEST

RESEARCH III

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate answer sheet.

1. The Qualified Scientist or consultant can gauge if you are knowledgeable with your research study if you
present a good and comprehensive
A. Abstract C. Research questions
B. Research Plan D. Experimental Design Diagram

2. Which part of research plan tells how you come up with idea of the study?
A. Rationale C. Scope and Limitation
B. Methodology D. Statement of the Problem

3. The following statements are correct regarding RRL, EXCEPT:

A. RRL might contain results of previous studies.
B. RRL gives you an idea whether a study is feasible or not.
C. RRL contains not only information about previous studies but also the people who studied it.
D. RRL is defined as a wise guess that is formulated and temporarily adopted to explain the observed
facts covered by the study.

4. The following can be seen under methodology, EXCEPT:

A. Materials used in the experiment
B. Statistical test/s used in the study
C. Procedure on how the researcher conducted the experiment
D. None of these

5. Which of the following parts of a research paper must be written last?

A. Abstract C. Recommendation
B. Conclusion D. Scope and Limitation

6. It is part of chapter one wherein you will see the range and restriction of the study.
A. Scope and limitation C. Significance of the study
B. Operational definition D. Statement of the problem

7. The following are chapter titles, which one is NOT?

A. Introduction C. Results and Discussions
B. Methodology D. Analysis and Interpretation

8. What is the meaning of ISEF in Intel ISEF?

A. International Science and Energy Fair
B. International Science and Engineering Fair
C. International Science and Environmental Fair
D. International Science and Technology Engineering Fair

9. According to Intel ISEF Rules and Guidelines, which of the following is considered as potentially hazardous
biological agent?
A. Bacteria C. Recombinant DNA
B. Body Fluids D. All of these

10. Karlo uses ICR mice in his research. Which of the following Review Committees is NOT required in his
research study?
A. Institutional Review Board (IRB)
B. Human Subjects Research Board (HSRB)
C. Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC)
D. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
11. All domestic and international students competing in an Intel ISEF-affiliated fair must complete which of the
following documents?
A. Approval Form C. Checklist for Adult Sponsor
B. Students Checklist D. All of the above

12. A qualified scientist is required for all studies involving the following EXCEPT
A. Systems software
B. Vertebrate animals
C. DEA-controlled substances
D. Potentially hazardous biological agents

13. Which one of these is NOT normally associated with qualitative data?
A. Images C. Words
B. Narrative D. Pie charts

14. What is the difference between data measured on an interval scale and data measured on a ratio scale?
A. A ratio scale puts scores into categories, while an interval scale measures on a continuous scale.
B. A ratio scale has equal intervals between the points on the scale, whereas an interval scale does not.
C. A ratio scale has a true zero point, so zero on the scale corresponds to zero of the concept being
measured.
D. An interval scale has a true zero point, so zero on the scale corresponds to zero of the concept being
measured.

15. Student government on your campus sponsors a wide range of volunteer activities. You are interested in
whether students who volunteer are generally more active than those who do not. You distribute a survey in
randomly selected classes on campus that asks students to rate their level of involvement in campus activities
using a 5-point Likert scale. You compare the ratings of volunteers to those of nonvolunteers. What is the scale
of measurement of the dependent variable in this study?
A. Ordinal C. Ratio
B. Nominal D. Interval

16. Asking participants to recruit further participants by word-of-mouth is what type of sampling?
A. Quota C. Self-Selecting
B. Snowball D. Stratified random

17. Which type of graph can we use to compare frequency distributions of several groups simultaneously?
A. Bar graph C. Line graph
B. Pie graph D. Pictograph

18. The following are always applied in experimental design. Which of the following is applied to assess the
significance of differences among observations?
A. Control C. Sampling
B. Description D. Replication

19.When cross-tabulating two variables, it is conventional to

A. assign both dependent and independent variables in rows.
B. assign both dependent and independent variables in columns.
C. represent the independent variables in rows and the dependent variables in columns.
D. represent the independent variables in columns and the dependent variables in rows.

20. In which sampling method is the sample not picked?

A. Stratified C. Simple Random
B. Convenience D. Voluntary Response

21. Which of the following best describes the definition of data?

A. Graphs and tables Test
B. Scores and grade reports
C. Analysis of a learning experience
D. Information that is collected and analyzed
22. Which statistics is used to infer that the results from a sample are reflective of the true population scores?
A. Descriptive statistics C. Inferential statistics
B. Regression statistics D. Correlated statistic

23. If the null hypothesis was rejected and there was 1 chance out of 100 that the decision was wrong, what
was the alpha level in the study?
A. 0.01 C. 0.001
B. 0.10 D. 0.100

24. t-test for two correlated groups is used when only two correlated groups are being compared and the
measurements are either
A. Nominal or ordinal C. Nominal or ratio
B. Ratio or interval D. Ordinal or interval

25. A team of psychologists are interested in the effects of sleep deprivation on new learning. College students
(N = 10) stay in a sleep lab for 2 days. Five participants are randomly assigned to an experimental condition in
which they are not permitted to sleep during that period; the other five participants are allowed to sleep when
they wish. At the end of two days, all participants attended a class that taught the principles of gene
combination. They were given a test after the end of the class and counted the number of correct answers.
Which of the following statistics would you recommend to test their hypothesis?
A. Spearman correlation
B. t-test for dependent means
C. t-test for independent means
D. chi-square test of independence

26. You are studying procrastination on your campus and find a measure with good norms for college students
(µ = 4.37; = .89). You test whether your sample mean on this measure is different from the general college
population. Which of the following statistics would you use for your test?
A. one-sample t test
B. one-sample z test
C. chi-square goodness-of-fit test
D. chi-square test of independence

27. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A. The analysis of variance is an extension of the t-test.
B. A direction of differences between groups must be specified in critical F.
C. Degrees of freedom are the number of scores free to vary once the means are known.
D. When a study has only one independent variable with two groups, F and t2 are identical.

28. Jessie conducted statistical test on her experimental data. Her calculated value is 10.784 with a sampling
distribution value of 13.724 at 0.05 level of significance. She hypothesized no differences. Which decision
should be made by the researcher about her hypothesis?
A. Accept C. Support
B. Reject D. Not support

29. Which of the following statistical tests is used for qualitative data?
A. t-test C. Chi-square
B. z-test D. Analysis of variance

30. What is the advantage of using SPSS over calculating statistics by hand?
A. It equips you with a useful transferable skill.
B. It reduces the chance of making errors in your calculations.
C. Many researchers use SPSS as it is recognized software package.
D. All of the above
31. In writing research report, where must the research questions be included?
A. Hypothesis in Introduction
B. Problem statement of introduction
C. In the first sentence of introduction
D. In the last sentence of introduction

32. The section under recommendation contains the implications of the research findings. Recommendations
answer which of the following questions?
A. With your research findings and conclusions, what should we do?
B. With your research findings and conclusions, what have we done?
C. With your research findings and conclusions, how could we explain?
D. With your research findings and conclusions, why had they happened?

33. Chapter titles are written as follows, which one in NOT proper?
A. Written italicized
B. Written all capitalized
C. Placed at the center of the page
D. Have font size greater than 12 of Arial

34. The following are contents in methodology section of a research paper, which is NOT?
A. Discussion of similar researches.
B. Description of experimental and control set-ups.
C. All materials and amounts used in the study.
D. All processes done during actual experimentation.

35. In writing methodology, which of the following is INCORRECT?

A. Abbreviations are never used on the first citations.
B. Procedures are given in the order that they were done during the experiment.
C. Choice of alternative methods of analysis must not be explained.
D. Materials like glasswares, equipment and chemicals are mentioned as the details of the procedure are
given.

36. Which of the following must be strictly followed in writing methodology section of a research paper?
A. Write in past tense C. Personal pronouns are not used
B. Use passive voice D. All of the above

37. Presentation of data can be seen in the Results and Discussion section. Which of the following is a
guideline in writing it?
A. Summarize the results and analysis usinglong paragraphs.
B. Report only relevant data. Raw data need not be reposted in the text.
C. Use tables with data that can be presented in a few sentences in the text.
D. None of these

38. Results and Discussion writing must include all of the following EXCEPT
A. Literature that is pertinent to each finding.
B. All possible explanations and applications of the findings.
C. Discussion that repeats the
D. Any defect in the methodology that may have affected the research outcome.

39. Which part of the research report must be written in the present tense?
A. Methodology C. Results and Findings
B. Research plan D. Review of Related Literature

40. Which of the following documents the written sources of information used in the study are reflected?
A. Introduction C. Methodology
B. Conclusion D. Bibliography