QUIZ BOWL

1. The most fundamental difference

between qualitative data and quantitative
data is that:
A. The type of judgment that is used to make
meaning of the data, and how the data are
manipulated.
B. The research questions that can be addressed
using each of the types of data.
C. The topics about which the data are being
collected.
D. The respondents providing the data.
The answer is:
2. Validity in interviews is strengthened by
the following EXCEPT:

A. Building rapport with interviewees

B. Multiple questions cover the same
theme
C. Constructing interview schedules that
contain themes drawn from the literature
D. Prompting respondents to expand on
initial response
The answer is:
3. A disadvantage of using secondary
data is that:
A. The data may have been collected with reference to
research questions that are not those of the researcher
B. The researcher may bring more detachment in
viewing the data than original researchers could muster
C. Data have often been collected by teams of
experienced researchers
D. Secondary data sets are often available and
accessible
The answer is:
4. The importance of measurement in
quantitative research is that:
A. It allows us to delineate fine
differences between people or cases
B. It provides a consistent device or
yardstick
C. It allows for precise estimates of the
degree of relationship between concepts
D. All of the above
The answer is:
5. Quantitative research has been criticized
because:
A. The measurement process suggests a
spurious and artificial sense of accuracy
B. The reliance on instruments and procedures
makes it high in ecological validity
C. It underestimates the similarities between
objects in the natural and social worlds
D. All of the above
The answer is:
6. What ensures the Quantitative research
to yield an accurate, reliable and valid
data?

A. Background of the study

C. Statement of the problem
B. Review of related
literature
D. Standardized instrument
The answer is:
7. Why are figures, tables or graphs
significant in Quantitative research?
A. To show trends, relationships or
differences among variables.
B. To disregard the discussion of the
result.
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above
The answer is:
8. The statement “Quantitative research design is the most
reliable and valid way of concluding results, giving way to new
hypothesis or disproving it” states the:

A.Definitionof Quantitative research

B.Strength of Quantitative research
C. Weakness of Quantitative research
D.Methodology of Quantitative
research
9. The following states the characteristics of
a quantitative EXCEPT:

A.Standardized instruments guide collection,

ensuring the accuracy, reliability and validity of
data.
B.Needs only more or less 10 participant to yield
a more reliable data.
C.Figures, tables or graphs showcase summarized
data collected.
D.Puts emphasis on proof, rather than discovery
10. Which of the following is TRUE about
Quantitative research?

A. Quantitative
research has its own characteristics
and strengths but no weaknesses.
B. Quantitative
research has no characteristics but has
strengths and weaknesses.
C. Quantitative
research has characteristics, strengths,
and weaknesses.
D. Quantitative
research has no characteristics,
strengths, and weaknesses.
11. Which of the following descriptions
about paraphrasing is incorrect?
A.Re-express the content of the source of
the data.
B.Collate articles with different origins.
C.Render the rewritten paragraph
substantially semantically different from
the original text.
D.Try to use your own words to derive
meanings from the original work
12. Which of the following descriptions about
privacy and the rights of privacy is incorrect?

A.Violation of privacy does not necessarily imply

infringement upon the right to privacy.
B.The scope of the right to privacy is wider than
privacy.
C.Anything that you wish to remain unknown is
considered personal private information.
D.Privacy varies according to the feelings and
thoughts of individuals
12. What is the best way to avoid
plagiarism?

A.Asking your senior schoolmates to slightly

modify the plagiarized content.
B.Using the correct academic writing
format.
C.Adjusting the order of the original text
slightly when quoting.
D.Not indicating the source of the data in
case someone finds it.
13. Ann wants to propose her research results to a research
journal for submission. Which of the following is an efficient way
to avoid self-plagiarism?

A. It
is acceptable for authors to use their own published
articles, provided the resources are cited properly.
B. If
a published paper is used, it should be entirely
paraphrased to avoid self-plagiarism. However, the diagrams
and tables can be used directly.
C. Theexact words of papers published in previous seminars
should be used in the research journal.
D. The used data from the pilot research should be excluded
and new data for analysis in the prospective paper should be
collected.
 D
14. A variable that is presumed to cause a
change in another variable is called:

A.An intervening variable

B.A dependent variable
C.An independent variable
D.A numerical variable
“ The Effect of Investment
Strategies on the Financial
Performance of Collective
Investment Schemes in
Butuan City”
 15. What is the null hypothesis?
A. There is no significant relationship between the Investment
Strategies and Financial Performance of Collective Investment
Schemes.
B. There is no significant difference between the Investment
Strategies and the Financial Performance of Collective Investment
Schemes.
C. There is a significant relationship between the Investment
Strategies and Financial Performance of Collective Investment
Schemes.
D. There is a significant difference between the Investment
Strategies and the Financial Performance of Collective Investment
Schemes.
The answer is:
What is the Alternative Hypothesis of
the given title?
a. There is no significant relationship between the
Investment Strategies and Financial Performance of
Collective Investment Schemes.
b. There is no significant difference between the Investment
Strategies and the Financial Performance of Collective
Investment Schemes.
c. There is a significant relationship between the Investment
Strategies and Financial Performance of Collective
Investment Schemes.
d. There is a significant difference between the Investment
Strategies and the Financial Performance of Collective
Investment Schemes.
16. Last paragraph in essay, sums up
paper, all commentary, no new details.

A.Introduction
B.Paraphrase
C.Recommendation
D.Conclusion
The answer is:
17. If the height and body weight are
positively correlated, which of the
following is true?
a. There is a cause-effect relationship
between height and weight
b. Knowing a person’s height, one can
predict his or her weight.
c. As height increases, weight decreases.
d. All of these statements are true.
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The answer is:
18. The most commonly used way to write
a paper and cite sources. The format for
your paper.

a.Bibliography
b.Citation
c.APA
d.IMRAD
19. Using some else’s work to help you
without their permission is:

A.Plagiarism
B.Research
C.Periodical
D.Cite
20. Data which is accurate, valid and
expressed in word form. It takes feelings
and emotion into account.

A.Qualitative data
B.Quantitative data
C.Validity
D.Reliability
21. Asking respondents to recommend
others to take part in the research.

A.Systematic sampling
B.Stratified sampling
C.Snowball sampling
D.Random sampling
22. The first step in selecting a sample
should be to:

a.define the population

b.compile a list of the population
c.decide how to stratify the
population
d.determine how to randomize
23. It is the denial of existence of a trait,
quality, characteristic, relationship, or
difference of an effect.

A.AlternativeHypothesis
B.Null Hypothesis
C.Research Problem
D.Research Objectives
24. Refers to the statement expressed
clearly and vividly in an interrogative form.

A.AlternativeHypothesis
B.Null Hypothesis
C.Research Problem
D.Research Objectives
25. The sample size of a population of 6000

A.361
B.251
C.870
D.580
26. The sample size of a population of
10,000

FOR 20 POINTS:

SOLVE THE SIZE OF A

POPULATION
27. The complete set of cases from which
samples may be drawn is called N.

A.CASE STUDY
B.POPULATION
C.CONTROL CONDITION
D.INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
28. Savannah plans to conduct a study that
involves cosmetics. She wanted to know the
preference of cosmetic use among
adolescents, young adult, middle adult and
the late adult women. The research design of
her study would be:

A. CORRELATIONAL
B. EXPERIMENTAL
C. QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL
D. DESCRIPTIVE
29. Freya wanted to know the relationship
between the level of anxiety experienced
during examinations and the exam
performance among the level 2 student
nurses of Colegio San Agustin Bacolod. The
type of research design utilized is:

A. Experimental
B. Quasi-experimental
C. Correlational
D. Causal-comparative
30. Alfred randomly grouped the participants
into two and tested the effects of his new
product towards their endurance. His study
uses this type of research design:

A. Correlational
B. Survey
C. Experimental
D. Causal-comparative