STC 262 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
What are the aspects of the Scientific Method? - ANS Public
Objective
Empirical
Systematic
Predictive
Self-Correcting
Ways / Methods of "Knowing" - ANS 1. Tenacity
2. Intuition
3. Authority
4. Self-Discovery
Tenacity - ANS happens again and again
Intuition - ANS logical, makes sense
Authority - ANS credible source
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, Self-Discovery - ANS you discover it
Academic Research - ANS Generates knowledge
Flexible topics
Published in scholarly journals
Academic writing style
Industry Research - ANS Decision Making
NO flexibility
Published in organization specific publications
NON academic
Describe Research Procedure - ANS 1. Select topic
2. Review previous studies
3. Hypothesis / RQs
4. Research Design
5. Collect data
6. Analyze & Interpret
7. Present Results
8. Replicate study
Directional - ANS one sided (is it higher or lower)
NON Directional - ANS two sided (is there a difference)
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ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
What are the aspects of the Scientific Method? - ANS Public
Objective
Empirical
Systematic
Predictive
Self-Correcting
Ways / Methods of "Knowing" - ANS 1. Tenacity
2. Intuition
3. Authority
4. Self-Discovery
Tenacity - ANS happens again and again
Intuition - ANS logical, makes sense
Authority - ANS credible source
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Self-Discovery - ANS you discover it
Academic Research - ANS Generates knowledge
Flexible topics
Published in scholarly journals
Academic writing style
Industry Research - ANS Decision Making
NO flexibility
Published in organization specific publications
NON academic
Describe Research Procedure - ANS 1. Select topic
2. Review previous studies
3. Hypothesis / RQs
4. Research Design
5. Collect data
6. Analyze & Interpret
7. Present Results
8. Replicate study
Directional - ANS one sided (is it higher or lower)
NON Directional - ANS two sided (is there a difference)
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.