What does 'sampling cases' mean?

Sampling people, newspapers, television programmes etc.

A deductive theory is one that:

Involves testing an explicitly defined hypothesis

Which comes first, theory or research?

It depends on your point of view

The core ingredients of a dissertation are:

Intro; Literature review; Research methods; Results; Discussion; Conclusion

Why is data analysis concerned with data reduction?

Because we need to make sense of the data

When planning to do social research, it is better to:

Be familiar with the literature on the topic

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1
What does 'sampling cases' mean?
Identifying people who are suitable for research
Literally, the researcher's brief-case
Sampling using a sampling frame
Sampling people, newspapers, television programmes etc.
2
Which of the following is not a type of research question?
Developing good practice
A hypothesis
Evaluating a phenomenon
Predicting an outcome
3
Which of the following is not a data-collection method?
Postal survey questionnaires
Participant observation
Research questions
Unstructured interviewing
4
Because of the number of things that can go wrong in research there is a need for:
Flexibility and perseverance
An emergency source of finance
Wisdom to know the right time to quit
Sympathetic supervisors
5
A deductive theory is one that:
Allows for findings to feed back into the stock of knowledge
Involves testing an explicitly defined hypothesis
Allows theory to emerge out of the data
Uses qualitative methods whenever possible
6
We review the relevant literature to know:
All of the above
Who are the key contributors to the topic
What is already known about the topic
What concepts and theories have been applied to the topic
7
Which comes first, theory or research?
The question is meaningless, because you can't have one without the other
Theory, because otherwise you are working in the dark
Research, because that's the only way you can develop a theory
It depends on your point of view
8
The core ingredients of a dissertation are:
Research plan; Research data; Analysis; References.
Introduction; Data collection; Data analysis; Conclusions & recommendations
Intro; Literature review; Research methods; Results; Discussion; Conclusion
Executive summary; Lit review; Data gathered; Conclusions; Bibliography.
9
Which of these is NOT a characteristics of research
Research increases knowledge
Research is not a process
Research is Systematic and methodical
Research is a process of enquiry and investigation
10
Why is data analysis concerned with data reduction?
Because of the repetitions in answers to questionnaires
Because far too much data is collected than is required
Because we need to make sense of the data
Because the sample size has been exceeded
11
When planning to do social research, it is better to:
Be familiar with the literature on the topic
Approach the topic with an open mind
Do a pilot study before getting stuck into it
Forget about theory because this is a very practical undertaking
12
What is the application of existing knowledge in a new and creative way to increase knowledge?
Hypothesis
Research
Conclusion
Estimation

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