Research Methods and Techniques

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What is the primary purpose of an abstract in a research paper?

  • To summarize the entire report and help readers decide whether to read it (correct)
  • To provide a review of what others have written on the topic
  • To present background information on the research topic
  • To evaluate the results of the study or research

What is the term for a review of what others have written or researched on a topic?

  • Methodology
  • Literature review (correct)
  • Theory
  • Conceptual framework

What is the term for the process of presenting someone else's ideas, processes, results, or words as one's own?

  • Literature review
  • Methodology
  • Plagiarism (correct)
  • Research design

What is the term for a logical structure of connected concepts that helps provide a picture of how ideas in a study relate to one another?

<p>Conceptual framework (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the factual information used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation?

<p>Data (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is research primarily concerned with?

<p>Finding solutions to unsolved problems (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of qualitative research methods?

<p>Describing and inferring from non-numerical data (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do technical terms primarily relate to?

<p>Specialized concepts and vocabulary (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of technical language?

<p>It has specialized content and vocabulary (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between quantitative and qualitative research methods?

<p>The type of data analyzed (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of technical communication?

<p>A product specification for a new microprocessor (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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