C224 WGU Module 12 Data Collection
Review and MODULE 13: Validity of
Research Results Study
Guide(updated)
Which research activity is occurring when a researcher assigns numerical scores to achievement
tests by adding up the total number of correct answers?
A. Statistical analysis
B. Triangulation of qualitative research data
C. Questionnaire construction
D. Measurement - Answer D. Measurement
What is meant by a method of data collection?
A. The computer program that runs statistical calculations on data
B. The steps that are involved in selecting participants for a study
C. The procedures that are followed to obtain data
D. The overall design and strategy for a research study - Answer C. The procedures that are
followed to obtain data
Observation and questionnaires are both examples of
_________________ methods.
A. Population
B. Research
C. Data Collection
D. sampling - Answer C. Data Collection
Which data collection type can be performed in person or over the telephone?
A. Interviews
B. Focus groups
C. Observation
, D. Constructed data - Answer A. Interviews
Aptitude and diagnostic are examples of what kind of data collection method?
A. Secondary data
B. Observation
C. Tests
D. Interviews - Answer C. Tests
_________________ a data collection method that examines how a cluster of research
participants thinks and feels about a topic.
A. Focus Groups are
B. Interviews are
C. Observations are
D. Questioners are - Answer A. Focus Groups are
If a researcher conducts an observation of study participants without advance specification of
techniques, this is reflective of __________________ observation.
A. Experimental
B. Quantitative
C. Qualitative
D. Structured - Answer C. Qualitative
Statistics are __________ characteristics of research samples.
A. Theoretical
B. Descriptive
C. Numerical
D. Graphic - Answer C. Numerical
Sampling allows researchers to make ________________
about a larger population.
A. Assumptions
B. Hypothesis
C. Theories
Review and MODULE 13: Validity of
Research Results Study
Guide(updated)
Which research activity is occurring when a researcher assigns numerical scores to achievement
tests by adding up the total number of correct answers?
A. Statistical analysis
B. Triangulation of qualitative research data
C. Questionnaire construction
D. Measurement - Answer D. Measurement
What is meant by a method of data collection?
A. The computer program that runs statistical calculations on data
B. The steps that are involved in selecting participants for a study
C. The procedures that are followed to obtain data
D. The overall design and strategy for a research study - Answer C. The procedures that are
followed to obtain data
Observation and questionnaires are both examples of
_________________ methods.
A. Population
B. Research
C. Data Collection
D. sampling - Answer C. Data Collection
Which data collection type can be performed in person or over the telephone?
A. Interviews
B. Focus groups
C. Observation
, D. Constructed data - Answer A. Interviews
Aptitude and diagnostic are examples of what kind of data collection method?
A. Secondary data
B. Observation
C. Tests
D. Interviews - Answer C. Tests
_________________ a data collection method that examines how a cluster of research
participants thinks and feels about a topic.
A. Focus Groups are
B. Interviews are
C. Observations are
D. Questioners are - Answer A. Focus Groups are
If a researcher conducts an observation of study participants without advance specification of
techniques, this is reflective of __________________ observation.
A. Experimental
B. Quantitative
C. Qualitative
D. Structured - Answer C. Qualitative
Statistics are __________ characteristics of research samples.
A. Theoretical
B. Descriptive
C. Numerical
D. Graphic - Answer C. Numerical
Sampling allows researchers to make ________________
about a larger population.
A. Assumptions
B. Hypothesis
C. Theories
