1.

Karl Pearson�s Coefficient of Correlation lies between the following limits

A. 0 and 1
B. 0 and -1
C. -? and +?
D. +1 and -1
ANSWER: D

2. The order in which participants complete a task is an example of what level of

measurement?
A. nominal
B. ordinal
C. interval
D. Ratio
ANSWER: B

3. What level of measurement would be used if participants were asked to choose

their favourite picture from a set of six?
A. Ratio
B. Ordinal
C. Interval
D. Nominal
ANSWER: D

4. The formula for coefficient of correlation given the symbol

A. R
B. R2
C. 1-R
D. 1-R2
ANSWER: B

5. The length of a questionnaire:

A. directly relates to client satisfaction level
B. should be as short as possible to maximize co-operation levels
C. should be as short as possible to keep costs low
D. does not affect response rates
ANSWER: B

6. Which of the following is true about quantitative questionnaire design?

A. Classification questions should be asked first.
B. Open-ended questions should be avoided unless there is a clearly defined need.
C. Response cards are always preferred over embedded lists.
D. Physical appearance of the questionnaire is not important in a self-administered
survey.
ANSWER: B

7. The idea of the ____________ rank test is to rank all the responses from all
groups together and then apply one-way ANOVA to the ranks rather than to the
original observations.
A. Kruskal-Wallis
B. Wilcoxon
C. Run Test
D. Median Test
ANSWER: A

8. The Kruskal-Wallis test is a rank test that can replace the ____________. The
non-parametric equivalent of an unpaired samples t-test is ___________.

A. ANOVA F test; Mann-Whitney U test

B. T test; Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
C. Z test; Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
D. T Test ; Mann-Whitney U test
ANSWER: A

9. Which of the following test use Rank Sums

A. F-test
B. Chi-Square and Sign tests
C. Runs test
D. Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon test
ANSWER: D

10. The following is not one of the uses of Exploratory research:

A. Formulate a problem or define a problem more precisely
B. Identify alternative courses of action
C. Develop hypotheses
D. Provide evidence regarding causal relationships
ANSWER: D

11. Which of the following is a criterion for a good research question?

A. Questions should be long and use complex terms
B. Questions should show where my research biases are.
C. Questions should sound contemporary.
D. Questions should connect with established theory and research.
ANSWER: D

12. The null hypothesis for the Mann-Whitney U test is used to test that
A. Two samples are from different populations
B. Two samples are from different populations but have the same mean
C. Two samples are from the same population and have the same mean
D. Two samples are from the same population and have the same median
ANSWER: D

13. Chi-square test for independence assesses which of the following?

A. It assesses whether there is a significant difference between two categorical
variables
B. It assesses whether there is significant difference between scores taken at time
1 and those taken at time 2
C. It assesses whether there is a relationship between two categorical variables
D. It assesses whether the minimum number of cases exceeds recommended boundaries
ANSWER: C
14. Homogeneity of variance as one of the necessary assumption of ANOVA is checked
by applying........................ test
A. Levene�s
B. Augmented Dickey Fuller
C. George�s
D. McMillan�s
ANSWER: A
15. A�survey�is conducted to measure the political opinions of voters in a region.
If the results accurately predict the later outcome of an election in that region,
this indicates that the survey has high ........................
A. Content validity
B. Construct validity
C. Criterion validity
D. Opinion validity
ANSWER: C
16. You get the same results when different people conduct the same measurement.
The consistency of a measure�across the observers is also known as:
A. Internal consistency reliability
B. Inter- rater reliability
C. Test-retest reliability.
D. Instrument reliability
ANSWER: B

17. Two way Analysis of variance is one of the type of....................

A. Bivariate analysis
B. Multivariate analysis
C. Univariate analysis
D. Univariate as well Bivariate analysis
ANSWER: C

18. 18 Type II error refers to:

A. Accept the null hypothesis when it is false
B. rejects the null when it is true
C. Accept the alternate hypothesis
D. Reject the alternate hypothesis
ANSWER: A

19. Which ONE of these sampling methods is a probability method?

a) Quota
b) Judgement
c) Convenience
d) Simple Random
20 Which ONE of the following is the main problem with using non-probability
sampling techniques?
a) The expense.
b) �The results are never representative.
c) �Human judgement error.
d) Informants can refuse to participate.