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Question 1

Which best define quantitative research?

A. During quantitive research the researcher collects documents and numerical data to address the research.

B. Quantitative research explains a phenomenon by means collecting numerical data through surveys and observations.

C. Quantitative research is subjective in nature and address the research within the interpretivist paradigm

D. Quantitative research explains a phenomenon by means of collecting numerical data through surveys and observation and analysing the data with statistical procedures.

Question 2

In the structuralist paradigm research is objective and the researcher uses a quantitative approach to address the research objectives.

True

False

Question 3

Match the correct word with the description.

A. involves selecting individual units to measure from a larger population.

B. is the group of individuals who had a real chance of being selected for the sample.

C. is the complete group of elements from which one would like to gain information.

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D. is a sub-set of the population.

E. is conducted when the entire population is being analysed.

1. Sampling

2. Sampling frame

3. Population

4. A sample

5. A census

Question 4

The first step in quantitative data analysis is to identify

A. the scales or levels of measurement as nominal, ordinal and interval.

B. the levels or scales as nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio.

C. the descriptive measures and inferential statistics test which will be conducted to analyse the data.

D. the descriptive and inferential statistical techniques to analyse the data.

Question 5

Fill in the blanks

Correlation seeks to _________ the nature of a relationship ____________ two _______________, such as ___________or statistically significant.

Question 6

Ontology indicates that research...

A. igid and actual nature of reality which exists outside the human mind.

B. objective, goal-orientated, and visualised, and the researcher uses quantitative measures todefine meaning.

C. is conducted to identify the structures in society.

D. is conducted to analyse the structures in society.

Question 7

Match the descriptive statistical measure with its correct explanation.

1. numerical average of the scores or values for a particular variable.

2. a count of the number of times a particular score or value is found in the data set.

3. used to express a set of scores or values as a percentage of the whole.

4. the numerical midpoint of the scores or values that is at the center of the distribution of the scores.

5. the most common score or value for a particular.

A. Mode

B. Median

C. Mean

D. Frequencies

E. Percentages