MSc 1st Assignment

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Please read the following 20 questions and answer appropriately.
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Question 1

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Which of the following research methodology will you suggest to study various experiences of meditation?
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  • Quantitative Methods
  • Qualitative Methods
  • Mixed Methods
  • None of the above

Question 2

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What are the qualities of a good research question?
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  • Novel
  • Doable
  • Applicable
  • All of the above

Question 3

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Literature is NOT useful for getting information about methodological details of earlier research.
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  • True
  • False

Question 4

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Pubmed, Scopus, PsycINFO, Sciencedirect, are examples
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  • Shopping websites
  • Research databases
  • Educational website
  • General search engines

Question 5

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The best source of literature review is
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  • Narrative Review
  • Systematic Review
  • Meta Analysis
  • Narrative Review and Systematic Review

Question 6

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When p values is less than 0.05 we fail to reject the null hypothesis
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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Probability of rejecting a False Null Hypothesis is 0.45, then what is probability of Type II error
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  • 0.20
  • 0.55
  • 0.90
  • Cannot be calculated, insufficient information

Question 8

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p value is the probability of making type I error (alpha error)
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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Rejecting a True Null Hypothesis is called
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  • Alpha Error
  • Beta Error
  • Power
  • 1-alpha

Question 10

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Sample is calculated before the study so that
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  • we get enough effect size
  • we achieve sufficient power
  • we reduce type I error
  • we increase internal validity

Question 11

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Null Hypothesis: There is no difference in the memory scores between girls and boys. The p value observed was 0.043. What do you infer from the study?
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  • Boys and girls do not differ in their ability of memory
  • Boys and girls do differ in their ability of memory

Question 12

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Cohen's d is a measure of
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  • Validity
  • Reliability
  • Effect Size
  • Sample size

Question 13

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A researcher conducts research in a clinic on patients who come to the clinic. What kind of sampling method would you consider this?
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  • Simple random sampling
  • Systematic sampling
  • Probability sampling
  • Convenience sampling

Question 14

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Selecting children only from Urban schools in Bangalore will pose threat to
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  • Internal validity
  • External validity
  • Construct validity
  • Statistical validity

Question 15

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A researcher unknowingly fails to control certain confounding variables and out of lack of knowledge fails to chooses wrong statistical tests, these will reduce
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  • Internal validity
  • External validity
  • Construct validity
  • Statistical validity

Question 16

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Test score of a student categorized into low medium and high class, is an example of
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  • Nominal data
  • Ordinal data
  • Interval data
  • Ratio data

Question 17

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Subject variability is best controlled in a
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  • within group design
  • between group design

Question 18

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A researcher wants to study the effect of long term yoga practice on a group of college students, which is the best design you would like to suggest
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  • Randomized control design
  • Randomized matched control design
  • Cross over design
  • Cross sectional design with blocking

Question 19

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Choice of duration of washout period depends on
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  • influence of confounding variables
  • magnitude of dependent variable
  • duration to which the effect of intervention lasts
  • All of the above

Question 20

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ANCOVA is
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  • Experimental method of controlling variability
  • Statistical method of controlling variability
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