In research the person with special acknowledgement in a particular area is

known as

a) author

b) presenter

c) supervisor

d) lecturer A

2.The researcher’s group of interest is called

a) study group

b) sample

c) sampling size

d) target population D

3. The aim of observation technique is to

a) analyze personal experience of people

b) Determine beliefs of people

c) Examine the attitude of people

d) obtain samples of people’s behavior D

4. which of the following is expected in experimental research design?

a) the experiment must provide the opportunity to study

b) the casual and effect variables must be associated with each other

c) it must state hypothesis

d) the researcher must collate, measure and analyze the data C

5. When a researcher tests a tool twice for its consistency, it is known as

a) test retest reliability

b) content reliability

c) coefficient reliability

d) repeat reliability A

6. The duplication of part of a project or the project as a whole without

permission is called

a) validity

b) plagiarism

c) replication

d) authenticity B

7. The fundamental aim of research in nursing is to

a) provide credibility to nursing profession

b) provide evidence base for nursing care

c) support medical research

d) provide research training for the nurse B

8 Operational definition in research means

a) the data analysis techniques to be used in the study

b) the level of measurement to be used in the study

c) how variables or concept will be defined and measured in the study

d) how the outcome of the research will be measured C

9. The following are purposes of literature review EXCEPT

a) to identify present and past knowledge

b) assists in defining problems and operational terms

c) it helps to identify favorite authors on the study

d) it helps to identify strengths and weaknesses of the study C

10 Which of the following represents a primary source?

a) the result from a computer search on the study

b) a report of a study written by the researcher that did the work

c) a published summary of relevant research in the area of study

d) thesaurius that identifies keywords of the study in a computer B

11Which of the following methodologies explores a culture or aspect of culture?

a) grounded

b) ethnography

c) phenomenology

d) case study B

12 Which of the following methodologies explores life experiences of people?

a) grounded

b) ethnography

c) phenomenology

d) case study C

13 A small scale trial run of a research is referred to as

a) case study

b) pilot study

c) cohort study
d) care study B

14 Which of the following is an important source for identification of research

problem in nursing ?

a) nursing practice

b) research textbook

c) practice guideline

d) nursing ethics A

15 The initial and one of the most significant steps in conducting research
process is

a) defining the research variable

b) identifying research problem

c) stating the purpose of research

d) determining the feasibility of the study B

16The most ingrained source of knowledge and most difficult to challenge is

a) tenacity

b) tradition

c) authority

d) assembled information

17. An attribute of an object or a person that takes on different value is called

a) variance

b) virtual replication

c) variability
d) variable D

18 The sample of a population to be studied in both quantitative and qualitative

research is known as

a) informants

b) subjects

c) respondents

d) participants D

19 Which of the following identifies aim of the study based on identified

problems

a) purpose

b) literature review

c) methodology

d) assumption A

20. Relaxation therapy is more effective than standard patient education alone
in decreasing pre-operational anxiety. This is an example of

a) null hypothesis

b) non directional hypothesis

c) complex hypothesis

d) directional hypothesis D

21 The following are non probability sampling techniques EXCEPT

a) snowball sampling

b) convenient sampling

c) purposive sampling
d) cluster sampling D

22 A tentative statement about relationship between two or more variables is

called

a) statement of problem

b) variable relationship

c) hypothesis statement

d) statement of correlation C

23 A pilot study provide opportunity to

a) test research instrument

b) test hypothesis

c) test research subjects

d) test the statistical requirement A

24 ANOVA in statistics stands for

a) analysis of value assessment

b) analysis of numerical value assessment

c) analysis of variance

d) advance numerical value assessment C

25. The followings are measures of central tendency EXCEPT

a) median

b) mode

c) range

d) mean C
26 Which of the following is a Type 1 error?

a) accepting a true null hypothesis

b) rejecting a true null hypothesis

c) accepting part and rejecting others

d) rejecting all at a time B

27. The main purpose of research is to

a) gain popularity

b) Challenge traditional practice

c) Interrogate knowledge

d) Solve problem and advance knowledge D

30. P- value of 0.005 means -----

a) 50 percent chance

b) 5 percent chance

c) 25 percent chance

d) 75 percent chance B

31 Software commonly used with the acronyms of SPSS means

a) software package for scientific studies

b) software package for social sciences

c) statistical package for Scientific science

d) statistical package for social sciences D

32. Which of these is not true of the independent variable

a) it is the antecedent
b) it is presumed to be the cause

c) it is the presumed outcome C

d) it is the variable that the researcher manipulate in an experimental research

32 Measures of dispersion are calculated by the use of

a) standard deviation

b) chi square

c) T text

d) ANOVA A

33 The followings are different types of mean EXCEPT

a) Quadratic mean

b) metric mean

c) harmonic mean

d) geometric mean B

8 Operational definition in research means

a) the data analysis techniques to be used in the study

b) the level of measurement to be used in the study

c) how variables or concept will be defined and measured in the study

d) how the outcome of the research will be measured C

9. The following are purposes of literature review EXCEPT

a) to identify present and past knowledge

b) assists in defining problems and operational terms

c) it helps to identify favorite authors on the study

d) it helps to identify strengths and weaknesses of the study C

10 Which of the following represents a primary source?

a) the result from a computer search on the study

b) a report of a study written by the researcher that did the work

c) a published summary of relevant research in the area of study

d) thesaurius that identifies keywords of the study in a computer B

11Which of the following methodologies explores a culture or aspect of culture?

a) grounded

b) ethnography

c) phenomenology

d) case study B

12 Which of the following methodologies explores life experiences of people?

a) grounded

b) ethnography

c) phenomenology

d) case study C

13 A small scale trial run of a research is referred to as

a) case study
b) pilot study

c) cohort study

d) care study B

14 Which of the following is an important source for identification of research

problem in nursing ?

a) nursing practice

b) research textbook

c) practice guideline

d) nursing ethics A

15 The initial and one of the most significant steps in conducting research
process is

a) defining the research variable

b) identifying research problem

c) stating the purpose of research

d) determining the feasibility of the study B

16The most ingrained source of knowledge and most difficult to challenge is

a) tenacity

b) tradition

c) authority

d) assembled information

17. An attribute of an object or a person that takes on different value is called

a) variance
b) virtual replication

c) variability

d) variable D

18 The sample of a population to be studied in both quantitative and qualitative

research is known as

a) informants

b) subjects

c) respondents

d) participants D

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