Quiz 1 Review

Question 1

As part of a research study, you were asked to collect sedentary and physical activity levels among univeristy studentss in toronto. what type of research problem does this question represent?

Answer 1

Descriptive Research

Question 2

It is hypothesized that students’ class attendance will influenced by physical activity levels. What types of variables are represented by class attendance, performance on exams and physical activity levels?

Answer 2

Respectively;

Independent, dependent, mediator

Question 3

What is a mediator variable?

Answer 3

A variables that is hypothesized to partially explain the relationship between the independent and dependent variable

Question 4

You are completing a mixed methods design, and the qualitative and quantitative portions of the study occur at the same time. What kind of mixed methods design is this?

Answer 4

concurrent mixed methods research design

Question 5

According to Creswell (2014), what is the most important section in the literature review?

Answer 5

the purpose statement

Question 6

the research topic is usually identified using which of the following?

Answer 6

Researcher’s interest, gaps in the literature, academic background

Question 7

you are asked to determine the relationship and the direction of the relationship between two variables. What type of research problem is this?

Answer 7

predictive research problem

Question 8

Which type of reasoning approach relies on observation to make predictions about general principles?

Answer 8

inductive reasoning

Question 9

Key variables are the main focus in a ______ study

Answer 9

Quantitative

Question 10

Central phenomenon are the main interest in a ____ study

Answer 10

Qualitative

Question 11

In which part of the literature review should you identify what is and what is not known about the research problem?

Answer 11

the body