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What is the significance of a research question?
What is the significance of a research question?
- It identifies a gap in existing knowledge and guides the methodology (correct)
- It only guides the methodology
- It is irrelevant to the study
- It has no influence on the quality of the study
What are the criteria for a good research question at a practical level?
What are the criteria for a good research question at a practical level?
- Researchability, available resources, and ethical considerations
- Interest, novelty, and previous research
- Theoretical basis, relevance, and patients/clients welfare
- Timeliness, feasibility, and expert support (correct)
How can a broad area of research interest be developed into a research question?
How can a broad area of research interest be developed into a research question?
- By replicating previous research related to the broad area
- By dissecting it into sub-areas and then choosing one of the sub-areas as the research question (correct)
- By ignoring sub-areas and focusing on the broad area only
- By expanding the scope of the broad area without considering sub-areas
Why is it important for a research question to have relevance?
Why is it important for a research question to have relevance?
What is the purpose of dissecting the broad research area into sub-areas?
What is the purpose of dissecting the broad research area into sub-areas?
Why should a strong research question always pass the 'so what' test?
Why should a strong research question always pass the 'so what' test?
What is one of the sources of research questions mentioned in the text?
What is one of the sources of research questions mentioned in the text?
Why is access to physical activity resources relevant to the concrete research area?
Why is access to physical activity resources relevant to the concrete research area?
What is a characteristic of a mixed methods Quasi-Experimental Design?
What is a characteristic of a mixed methods Quasi-Experimental Design?
Which type of study involves a retrospective comparison of variables by matching a group of cases with a group of controls?
Which type of study involves a retrospective comparison of variables by matching a group of cases with a group of controls?
In a Quasi-Experimental Design, what feature may be lacking or restricted when compared to an Experimental Design?
In a Quasi-Experimental Design, what feature may be lacking or restricted when compared to an Experimental Design?
What distinguishes Interrupted time-series from Cohort study and Single case design in Quasi-Experimental Designs?
What distinguishes Interrupted time-series from Cohort study and Single case design in Quasi-Experimental Designs?
What distinguishes the recent reviews mentioned in the text from the examples of Quasi-Experimental Designs?
What distinguishes the recent reviews mentioned in the text from the examples of Quasi-Experimental Designs?
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