due on 04/23/2016 - advanced statistics- research method - 18 questions multi/true or false

A) 

Identify an audience's concerns and needs.

B) 

Make communications clear and accessible.

C) 

Identify all possible audiences, including future audiences for a communication.

D) 

Identify the most likely audience and focus on the needs, concerns, etc of that audience.

E) 

Identify the uses of a communication and the route it will travel.

F) 

Identify arguments and approaches that will be effective with an audience.

A) 

a summary of the report

B) 

description of methodology

C) 

the findings.

D) 

recommendations, references and a bibliography.

E) 

discussion of the study's background

F) 

literature review

A) 

is the first part of the report to be written.

B) 

always consists of a single paragraph.

C) 

relies on clear, direct sentences and visual cues to allow an individual to read it quickly.

D) 

never includes recommendations.

A) 

There are 2 commonly used formats: chronological order and sets of concentric circles.

B) 

There are 2 commonly used formats: organization by variables or concepts and sets of concentric circles.

C) 

There are 3 commonly used formats: chronological order, organization by variables or concepts and sets of concentric circles.

D) 

There are 3 commonly used formats: chronological order, organization by variables or concepts and alphabetical by first author.

E) 

There are 4 commonly used formats: chronological order, organization by variables or concepts, sets of concentric circles and alphabetical by first author.

A) 

Sources of nonsampling error should be reported.

B) 

The discussion of the sample identifies the target population, sampling frame, sampling design, response rate, and when and how the data were collected.

C) 

Statistics comparing respondents and non-respondents should be reported.

D) 

It describes a study's measures, sample and research design.

E) 

All of the above are characteristics of the methodology section.

A) 

Researcher(s) must select the points they want to emphasize.

B) 

Researcher(s) must select the evidence to present.

C) 

Researcher(s) must determine the order in which the material will be presented.

D) 

Researcher(s) must must determine what the audience knows about their topic and what the audience wants to get from the presentation.

E) 

The length of the presentation depends only the material to be presented.

F) 

All of the above are important parts of planning for the presentation.

A) 

Does it distract attention

B) 

does it slow down the presentation

C) 

does it require special equipment

D) 

does it communicate information effectively and clearly

E) 

All of the above should be considerations when selecting a visual aid.

fabrication

falsification

plagarism

1.

presenting another's ideas as your own

2.

Making up the data

3.

changing data

A) 

never reproduce graphs, tables, etc from others.

B) 

get permission from copyright holders to reproduce graphs, tables, etc.

C) 

never reproduce cartoons.

D) 

contact the copyright holder but permission is not required.

A) 

Errors arise from contraints that require investigators to compromise the quality of their efforts.

B) 

The potential for error only occurs early in the research process.

C) 

Errors can arise from anyone person's or group's point of view, type of knowledge or degree of ability.

D) 

Errors can be detected during peer review.

E) 

All of these statements about research errors are true.

A) 

accuracy and precision of measurements, quality of the experimental design, and interpretation of the practical significance of the findings.

B) 

accuracy and precision of measurements, generalizability of experiments, quality of the experimental design, and interpretation of the practical significance of the findings.

C) 

accuracy and precision of measurements, generalizability of experiments, and interpretation of the practical significance of the findings.

D) 

sample size, accuracy and precision of measurements, generalizability of experiments, quality of the experimental design, and interpretation of the practical significance of the findings.