Question 1
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Where in a research paper can you find description of the paper structure?
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Introduction
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Results
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Conclusion
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Literature Review
Question 2
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Where in a research paper can you find project rationale?
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Introduction
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Results
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Conclusion
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Literature Review
Question 3
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Where in a research paper can you find recommendations based on your research findings?
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Introduction
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Results
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Conclusion
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Literature Review
Question 4
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Where in a research paper can you find summary of the previous research?
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Introduction
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Results
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Conclusion
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Literature Review
Question 5
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Where in a research paper can you find summary of the research results?
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Introduction
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Results
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Conclusion
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Literature Review
Question 6
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Which of these refers to qualitative type of research?
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Conceptual
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less in scale
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more subjective
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uncontrolled
Question 7
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Which of these refers to quantitative type of research?
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Numeric
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less in scale
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more subjective
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uncontrolled
Question 8
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Abstract does NOT provide information about the research
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Purpose
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Results
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bibliography
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goals
Question 9
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Reading professional journals refers to the stage of____
Question 10
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The sampling when respondents are stopped in the street and asked is called a _________sampling.
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Haphazard
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quota
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random
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representative
Question 11
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Which of the following is a disadvantage of survey:
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There are undetected ambiguities in understanding the survey questions
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They provide large amount of data at relatively low cost in a short time
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Often this is the only way of getting info about a large set of people
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It collects generalizable information from almost any population
Question 12
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______surveys have the highest degree of data standardization.
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Highly structured
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Semi-structured
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Unstructured
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Restructured
Question 13
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Processing the collected data refers to the stage of__________.
Question 14
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Choose the appropriate chronological sequence in building up your survey:
A. Collect the data
B. Record, analyze, and interpret the data
C. Decide how to measure the infromation
D. Clarify the purposes of the research
E. Choose interviewing methodology
Question 15
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Answers to open-end questions are_____ to process:
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Hard
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Easy
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Interesting
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Important
Question 16
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Introduction usually has the following structure:
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rationale, problem, hypothesis, methods and structure
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outline, discussion, hypothesis, rationale and method
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literature review, hypothesis, findings and summary
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outline, hypothesis, methods and findings
Question 17
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Which of these refers to research proper?
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gathering, analyzing and interpreting data
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re-drafting your paper according to research evaluation criteria
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creating a working hypothesis
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thinking of a type and methods of your research
Question 18
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Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of an experiment:
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selection of a single case of a situation, individual or group
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allocation of samples to different experimental conditions
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measurement on a small number of variables
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introduction of a planned changes on one or more variables
Question 19
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___________interviews are used if you are certain of what you want to know but still want to leave some room for exploration.
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Semi-structured
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Unstructured
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Restructured
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Highly structured
Question 20
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A good conclusion should ____.
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summarize the whole paper, it aims, significance, results, conclusions, action plan/recommendations, prospects for future research.
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Summarize an article written for the purpose of enticing the reader to read the whole article
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Summarize scholarly source material on a particular topic, the work done by other researchers
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Describe the research method
Question 21
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Practical and research problems ___
Question 22
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Which of the following part of the conclusion discusses factors that affect the results?
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limitations
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Contribution
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Prospects
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Summary
Question 23
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Which of these refers to preliminary stage in research?
Question 24
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Which of the following is the purpose of an experiment?
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Exploratory
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Explanatory
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Descriptive
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Expository
Question 25
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Which paper structure component includes sources which are actually cited in the paper?
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References
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Bibliography
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Appendices
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Quotations
Question 26
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A field experiment is:
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deliberate manipulation of the independent variable in the participants’ own environment
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Usually carried out in an artificial situation, the researcher attempts to control for as many confounding variables by using standardized procedures
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Recording the effect of the independent variable, which is changed by natural occurrences, on the dependent variable
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Random manipulation of the independent variable in the participants’ own environment
Question 27
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A research method which involves measuring the effects of manipulating one variable on another variable is called a(n)
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Experiment
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Case study
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Survey
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Observation
Question 28
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Interviewing refers to the stage of________.
Question 29
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Measurement of variables is a typical feature of a/an __.
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experiment
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Case study
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Survey
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Observation
Question 30
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Which of them is NOT an advantage of case study?
Question 31
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Bias is a disadvantage of ___ observation.
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participant
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non-participant
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structured
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unstructured
Question 32
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Empirical investigation of a particular contemporary phenomenon within its real life context using multiple-sources of evidence is called a/n
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experiment
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Case study
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Survey
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Observation
Question 33
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An alphabetical list of all other publications that the researcher has read, but has not referred to is _________.
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Bibliography
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References
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Table of Contents
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Citations
Question 34
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All of these mean “to skim” EXCEPT for:
Question 35
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_______ is called an exploratory research.
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experiment
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Case study
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Survey
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Observation
Question 36
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All of these are research evaluation criteria EXCEPT for:
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Complexity
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Significance
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Validity
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Generalizability
Question 37
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Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of the case study
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allocation of samples to different experimental conditions
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study of the case in its context
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selection of a single case of a situation, individual or group of interest or concern
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multi-method approach
Question 38
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_______ is the best method for triangulation of research findings.
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Experiment
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Survey
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Case study
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Observation
Question 39
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Select the statement referring to the Results section
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Presents the data analysis in an organized fashion
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Describes how data were evaluated
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Summarizes the whole article
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Interprets the data
Question 40
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A hybrid type of case study is ____
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Patchwork
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Snapshot
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Longitudinal
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Comparative
Question 41
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A snapshot case study is a ________
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detailed, objective study of one research object at one point in time
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hybrid type of case study
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study of one research object at multiple time points
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a set of multiple case studies
Question 42
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Choose the appropriate chronological sequence: A) Analyzing...B) Stating C)Gathering D)Choosing E)Interpreting F)Extensive
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DFBCAE
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FDBCAE
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DFCAEB
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ACDEFB
Question 43
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A longitudinal case study is _________
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study of one research object at multiple time points
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a detailed, objective study of one research object at one point in time
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a hybrid type of case study
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study of different objects at multiple time point
Question 44
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A summary of scholarly source material on a particular topic is called a/an _______________.
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abstract
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literature review
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analysis
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executive summary
Question 45
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Surveying refers to the stage of_______
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Gathering the data
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Designing research
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Interpreting the results
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Analyzing the data
Question 46
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The use of someone else’s writing or ideas without proper documentation is called a/an _____.
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paraphrase
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plagiarism
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citation
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quotation
Question 47
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Quota sampling is done when _____
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respondents represent the numerical ratios of various subgroups
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you stop people in the street and ask them
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everybody has an equal chance to be chosen
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The population under study is represent proportionality
Question 48
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Case study techniques DO NOT include:
Question 49
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A disadvantage of _____________ is that the information is less referred and not always reliable.
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books
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journals
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theses
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internet sources
Question 50
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An advantage of ______________ is that they are up to date.
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theses
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audio-visual materials
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books
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periodicals
Question 51
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Abstract differs from executive summary in the sense that it is:
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Shorter
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Longer
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Not more than 10 pages
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More detailed
Question 52
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Literature review section should make up ___% of the whole paper.
Question 53
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Mark the subsections referring to Introduction:
Question 54
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Which statement about the use of books as a source is true?
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Books are becoming outdates as resources for research papers.
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Books typically offer broad coverage of a topic
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Books are always available when you need them
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Books are a current source of information
Question 55
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…. describes how participants were chosen, the tasks assigned them, how they were conducted, how data were
evaluated.
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Discussion
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Materials and Procedures
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Conclusion
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Introduction
Question 56
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In a rotating sample survey
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you collect standardized data from an undifferentiated representative sample
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you use a hybrid of repeated cross-sectional simple survey and the panel
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you make use of a different sample of respondents for each repetition
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the design data are collected on the same respondents at two or more points of time
Question 57
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an empirical investigation of a particular contemporary phenomenon within its real life context using multiple sources of evidence
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a collection of standardized information from a specific population or some sample from one usually by means of questionnaire or interview
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measuring the effects of manipulating one variable on another variable
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a process of recording behavioral patterns without questioning or communicating
Question 58
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All of these should be included into Literature Review EXCEPT for:
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controversial views on the problem under study
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the structure of the research project
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arguments and findings of other authors
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your comments on the other researcher’s views
Question 59
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Dis/proving the hypothesis refers to the stage of_______
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Designing research
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Interpreting the results
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Gathering the data
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Analyzing data
Question 60
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The most flexible kind of research method is_______.
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observation
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case study
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experiment
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survey
Question 61
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Which approach is the most useful as an early step in evaluating sources?
Question 62
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In a ____ survey, design data are collected on the same respondents several times.
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simple
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panel
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rotating
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postal
Question 63
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Mark the activity referring to primary research:
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studying and analyzing the research findings reported in books and journals
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conducting a social survey
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reading topographical map
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doing a literature review
Question 64
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__observation is more objective.
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Participant
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Non-participant
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Unstructured
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Structured
Question 65
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Mark the activity referring to secondary research:
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Digging up ancient burial grounds
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summarizing the experts' views
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conducting a survey
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making up a topographical map
Question 66
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Sampling in which the numerical ratios of various subgroups (by gender, age, etc.) are arranged is called _________.
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haphazard
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quota
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random
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representative
Question 67
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Which of the following is NOT a type of a survey question?
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multiple choice
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scale
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scoring
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ranking
Question 68
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Too much data is a/n____ of mechanical recording of observation data.
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merit
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advantage
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benefit
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disadvantage
Question 69
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Hypothesizing an approach to the stated problem’s solution takes place at all of these stages EXCEPT for:
Question 70
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Discussion ______
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interprets the research findings
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presents the data analysis results
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briefly describes the respondents
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outlines the goals and objectives of the research
Question 71
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which of the following paper structure components expresses gratitude to all those who provided assistance in doing the research ?
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Abstract
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acknowledgement
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introduction
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conclusion
Question 72
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Research is evaluated against such criteria as_____.
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reliability
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brevity
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fidelity
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simplicity
Question 73
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All of these are sources for Literature Review EXCEPT for:
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electronic database
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CD_ROMs
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libraries
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journals
Question 74
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To provide ________ while taking notes look for works that express a variety of viewpoints on your topic.
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reliability
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coverage
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bias
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depth
Question 75
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Compression of a whole text in your own words is called_______.
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paraphrasing
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quoting
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summarizing
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quotation
Question 76
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Completeness of your summary means that you______
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represent the source accurately
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convey briefly the textual information
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cover all the important things
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represent the source comprehensively
Question 77
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The language of your summary should be ___ that of the original
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as difficult as
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easier than
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more difficult than
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as easy as the original
Question 78
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A good summary ___ the original
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complements
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substitutes
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more difficult than
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as easy as the original
Question 79
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Which DS is mostly used in the Humanities:
Question 80
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In which DS is the list of sources used presented NOT alphabetically:
Question 81
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Which DS as known as the author- year style:
Question 82
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In which system is the reference made: “Three hundred poets were part of the study (Foozle, 1977) that…”
Question 83
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Which DS uses end-notes/footnotes?
Question 84
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Which DS puts emphasis on the publication currency
Question 85
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Which DS is mostly used in the Exact sciences:
Question 86
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Which DS is mostly used in Linguistics, Philology
Question 87
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Which DS is mostly used in History
Question 88
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Which statement about documentation of facts is accurate?
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Any fact in paper must be documented
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Facts included in a paper should be placed in quotation marks
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Facts that represent new information in … particular field of study need to be documented
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No fact in your paper must be documented
Question 89
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Which of the following statements about documentation is true?
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Because it is difficult to pinpoint the origin of a broad idea, ideas that are not quoted do not need to be documented
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Your own ideas must be documented
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Subjective information from sources, such as the interpretation or opinion of a writer, must be documented
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Common knowledge facts need to documented
Question 90
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In which system is the reference made: “Several recent studies [3, 4, 15, 22] have suggested that …”
Question 91
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Which statement about documentation systems is accurate?
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As the author of your paper, you usually have the tight to decide which documentation system you use
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Most documentation systems are comprised of two parts: citations within the paper, and a list of sources at the end of the paper
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Most documentation systems specify that background information on your topic does not have to be documented
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All documentation systems require citation of all sources
Question 92
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Which statement about use of quotations from sources is true?
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Quotations should always be full sentences
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Quotations should never be full sentences
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Quotations may be full sentences, or they may be parts of sentences, depending on your paper’s needs
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One should never produce quotations longer than 10 lines
Question 93
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What are the general guidelines for documenting online sources?
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Online sources, including Web pages, are acceptable and should be documented
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Online sources are disapproved in APA style because they often lack scholarly credibility
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Online sources do not need to be identified by year of publication in the in-text citation
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Online sources are documented in the same way as other sources
Question 94
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In IEEE documentation system
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Each appendix should have its own reference list
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Each appendix need not have any reference list
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There should not be any appendices
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Each appendix may have its own references
Question 95
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IEEE style encloses citation numbers within the text of paper
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In square brackets [1]
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As superscripts
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In bracketed form ()
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In a footnote
Question 96
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In which system is the reference made: “Widlow (1) discovered that cells injected with”
Question 97
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In which system is the reference made: “Three hundred poets were part of the study (Foozle, 1977) that “
Question 98
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In IEEE citations are numbered
Question 99
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All references to one and the same source have different numbers
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References are not numbered
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All references to one and the same sources have the same number
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There may not be several references to one and the same source