Deck 8: Deciding on Your Methods

Question 1

Decisions in the research process ______.

A) are defining what is done and how
B) are not necessary to reflect - just do the research
C) should be taken implicitly
D) should be documented for becoming a part of reporting the research later

Answer 1

A , D

Question 2

Research problems in quantitative research ______.

A) should be checked by fitting an empirical study.
B) do not need to be checked for ethical justification
C) should be clearly defined
D) are not important to clarify as long as we can measure something to analyse statistically

Answer 2

A , D

Question 3

Aims of quantitative research can be ______.

A) to do a hypothesis testing study
B) to do a population description study
C) just to do another study
D) can be formulated without taking the population into account

Answer 3

A , B

Question 4

Research questions in quantitative studies ______.

A) can be the point of reference for all methodological decisions in the process
B) can be adapted to the researchers' research program
C) are not important
D) are important only in leading to hypotheses

Question 5

Deciding about methods in quantitative research can mean to ______.

A) use existing instruments (e.g., a questionnaire)
B) adapt existing instruments to your population and issue
C) develop a new instrument
D) all of these

Question 6

Deciding about methods in a qualitative study ______.

A) refers to the distinction between direct and indirect access to what happens
B) should be based in the research issue
C) should be driven by what your pet method is
D) is not necessary

Question 7

Generalisation in qualitative research ______.

A) is impossible
B) can mean to develop a typology from comparing cases
C) begins when you refer to features of people in a situation rather than about the individual participant
D) refers to the general population in a country

Question 8

Deciding to combine methods should result from the ______.

A) need to do so because of the issue of your study
B) research question
C) available resources
D) wish of being trendy

Question 9

To do research online can be ______.

A) a surrogate for traditional ways of doing research
B) an extension of traditional research methods
C) a complete re-orientation of research
D) mainly a way of chatting about research

Question 10

Indication of research methods means ______.

A) that you select methods with an eye on the research question and the target group of the study
B) that certain methods are put on an index and can no longer be used
C) that decisions for methods are made by considering the knowledge about the issue and the population
D) none of these