Q.7 Which of the following includes examples of quantitative variables?
Anonymous Quiz
27%
age, temperature, income, height
24%
grade point average, anxiety level, reading performance
15%
gender, religion, ethnic group
35%
both a and b
Q.8 What is the opposite of a variable?
Anonymous Quiz
40%
a constant
28%
an extraneous variable
22%
a dependent variable
10%
a data set
Q.9 Which of the following is the type of non-experimental research in which the primary independent variable of interest is categorical?
Anonymous Quiz
42%
causal-comparative research
17%
experimental research
31%
qualitative research
9%
mixed research
Q.10 Which of the following can best be described as a categorical variable?
Anonymous Quiz
21%
age
26%
annual income
32%
grade point average
22%
religion
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Q.1 . In research, something that does not "vary" is called a ___________.
Anonymous Quiz
22%
variable
10%
method
59%
constant
10%
control group
Q.2 When interpreting a correlation coefficient expressing the relationship between two variables, it is very important to avoid _______.
Anonymous Quiz
16%
checking the strength of relationship
30%
jumping to the conclusion of causality
26%
checking the direction of the relationship
28%
expressing a relationship with a correlation coefficient
Q.3 The strongest evidence for causality comes from which of the following research methods?
Anonymous Quiz
33%
Experimental
39%
Causal-comparative
18%
Correlational
10%
Ethnography
Q.5 The correlation between intelligence test scores and grades is:
Anonymous Quiz
44%
Positive
22%
Negative
15%
Perfect
19%
They are not correlated
Q.6 The most basic distinction between types of data is that some data are quantitative while other data are qualitative. Quantitative data general consists of:
Anonymous Quiz
37%
Numbers
16%
Equations
35%
Open-ended responses
12%
Survey and questionnaire data
Q.7 Which of the following is characteristic of qualitative research?
Anonymous Quiz
26%
Generalization to the population
19%
Random sampling
29%
Unique case orientation
26%
Standardized tests and measures
Q.8 The primary data analysis approach in ethnography is:
Anonymous Quiz
18%
Open, axial, and selective coding
46%
Holistic description and search for cultural themes
19%
Cross-case analysis
17%
Identifying essences of a phenomenon
Q.9 The specific cultural conventions or statements that people who share a culture hold to be true or false are called ______.
Anonymous Quiz
19%
Shared attitudes
37%
Shared beliefs
25%
Shared values
18%
Norms
Q.10 _____ are the standards of a culture about what is good or bad or desirable or undesirable.
Anonymous Quiz
19%
Shared attitudes
42%
Shared beliefs
23%
Shared values
16%
Norms
📖 Current Affairs - 22 April 2021 📖
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🔹 Important Dates
➨ World Liver Day is observed on April 19
The World Liver Day is observed on 19 April annually to spread awareness about causes of liver disease and tips for its prevention so as to take holistic care of liver.
The liver is the second largest and the second most complex organ in the body, after the brain.
➨ World Creativity and Innovation Day is observed on April 21
The World Creativity and Innovation Day (#WCID) is celebrated on April 21 every year to raise awareness about the importance of creativity and innovation in problem solving and encourage creative multidisciplinary thinking at the individual and group levels. The United Nations recognised the day in April 2017. The first UN World Creativity and Innovation Day was celebrated on April 21, 2018.
➨ National Civil Services Day is observed on April 21
In India, the ‘Civil Services Day’ is celebrated on April 21 every year as a thanks giving day to all the Civil Servants for their service to the society and also for Civil Servants to ‘rededicate themselves to the cause of citizen and renew their commitments to public service’. The day April 21 has been chosen to commemorate the day when the first Home Minister of Independent India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the probationers of Administrative Services Officers in 1947 at Metcalf House, Delhi. In his address, he called Civil Servants, the ‘Steel Frame of India’.
➨ International Mother Earth Day is observed on April 22
International Mother Earth Day (Earth Day) is celebrated every year on 22 April to recognise that the Earth and its ecosystems are our home and that it is necessary to promote harmony with nature and the Earth. The day was established in 2009 by the United Nations General Assembly. The theme of 2021 International Mother Earth Day is Restore Our Earth.
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🔹 Important Dates
➨ World Liver Day is observed on April 19
The World Liver Day is observed on 19 April annually to spread awareness about causes of liver disease and tips for its prevention so as to take holistic care of liver.
The liver is the second largest and the second most complex organ in the body, after the brain.
➨ World Creativity and Innovation Day is observed on April 21
The World Creativity and Innovation Day (#WCID) is celebrated on April 21 every year to raise awareness about the importance of creativity and innovation in problem solving and encourage creative multidisciplinary thinking at the individual and group levels. The United Nations recognised the day in April 2017. The first UN World Creativity and Innovation Day was celebrated on April 21, 2018.
➨ National Civil Services Day is observed on April 21
In India, the ‘Civil Services Day’ is celebrated on April 21 every year as a thanks giving day to all the Civil Servants for their service to the society and also for Civil Servants to ‘rededicate themselves to the cause of citizen and renew their commitments to public service’. The day April 21 has been chosen to commemorate the day when the first Home Minister of Independent India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the probationers of Administrative Services Officers in 1947 at Metcalf House, Delhi. In his address, he called Civil Servants, the ‘Steel Frame of India’.
➨ International Mother Earth Day is observed on April 22
International Mother Earth Day (Earth Day) is celebrated every year on 22 April to recognise that the Earth and its ecosystems are our home and that it is necessary to promote harmony with nature and the Earth. The day was established in 2009 by the United Nations General Assembly. The theme of 2021 International Mother Earth Day is Restore Our Earth.