Q1 Two major barriers to media and communication research are background and ignorance. True OR False?
Q2 The major communication research methods are Experimental, Content Analysis and
Q3 The three types of hypotheses are Descriptive, Comparative and hypotheses
Q4 Survey research is a non-experimental, descriptive research. True OR False?
Q5 Survey questions, have two options which make up the two basic
types of questions in the survey research method. They are: open-ended
and questions
Q6 A sampling frame is a document or record that contains all the items or objects in a of study
Q7 Variable is a term used in communication research to represents concept or construct that can be in research.
Q8 The opposite of variable is
Q9 A variable has only one attribute and does not change in value. True OR False?
Q10 Researchers abbreviate research questions as.
Q11 Researchers abbreviate alternative Hypothesis as.
Q12 Intervening Variables is also known as variable.
Q13 Is an ideal that seeks to explain the relationship between the independent and dependent variables.
Q14 Mediating variables, also called variables,
Q15 A research proposal is otherwise known as:
Q16 A outline prepared by a researcher is called
Q17 Chapter two of research project is titled
Q18 The Focus Group research method is also referred to as
Q19 The abbreviation CAPI means
Q20 The Hypothesis testing procedure involves _steps
Q21 Primary Sources of data are not required for some types of research. True OR False?
Q22 Observational research is based on things seen. True OR False?
Q23 Phenomenology is not a communication research approach. True OR False?
Q24 Phenomenology is a approach that investigates an individual’s or
groups’ perception of reality as the researcher constructs it. True OR
False?
Q25 Content Analysis and Survey fall under research design
Q26 Is Ethnography a qualitative or quantitative research design?
Q27 Focus Group Research Method is also
Q28 Focus Group Discussion is base on understanding people’s
Q29 One characteristic of Mass Media research is sensationalism. True OR False?
Q30 Communication Research is necessary for the advancement of Professionalism. True OR False?
Q31 The First type of Content Analysis was published 1743 to determine the content of
Q32 The pillar upon which any research work is built is research questions. True OR False?
Q33 Creating a simple random sample requires _steps
Q34 The pillar upon which any research work is built is
Q35 For a survey to be valid, a very high return rate is required. True OR False
Q36 The two main Sampling techniques are the Probability and techniques
Q37 Response rate is also known as
Q38 The Latin word Experiri means
Q39 The word experimentation is derived from a Latin word
Q40 The semantic differential scale assesses the extent of the subject's with items where the response for each item is shown on a continuum
Q41 Convenience sample is a technique used by researchers to select, samples
Q42 Convenience sample is also called sampling
Q43 Convenience sample relies on, subjects
Q44 sample is reliance on available subjects
Q45 In an attempt to locate participants who are hard to find, in
which the populations include people such as drug addicts and homeless
people, sampling is used.
Q46 The use of interview is one of the tools employed in survey research. True/false
Q47 Sampling technique is a procedure of drawing samples from a given population. True or false?
Q48 scale is also called scalogram analysis
Q49 The weakest form of measurement is known as the
Q50 In philosophy, a construct is regarded as an
Q51
sampling is used when the population of a sample is divided into
exclusive groups from which the researcher draws a sample of the groups
Q52 in a simple definition, is a thorough, systematic and organized search for knowledge and facts to support or argue a position
Q53 In every research endeavour the aim is to answer questions or test
Q54 Indexes are usually at the ordinal, but mostly at level
Q55 The testing of existing theories is known as research
Q56 _validity is the degree to which a test measures an intended hypothetical construct
Q57 A states a predicted relationship between two or more variables/concepts
Q58 H0 stands for Hypotheses
Q59 The Research method that increases the likelihood of obtaining samples that are representative of the population is
Q60 Indexes are constructed at a level of measurement
Q61 A major criteria of sample is that it must be ____ the larger population
Q62 A major disadvantage of case study is that___________
Q63 One disadvantages of panel study is______________
Q64 A group of people who share a common characteristics at a point in time is called___________
Q65 The merits of survey research includes all but one____________
Q66 One of these is not a demerit of a survey research___________
Q67 Which of these does not describe the survey research_________
Q68 How many steps are involved in conducting a systematic sampling of a study population carrying out___________
Q69 One is not the purpose of survey research____________
Q70 One is not among the headings of single variables___________
Q71 The Focus Group research method is also referred to as__________
Q72 The purpose of experimental research include all but one of these________
Q73 Focus Group interview helps to find out___________
Q74 Which is not a single subject experiment design___________
Q75 One disadvantage of Focus Group is_________
Q76 Experts generally agree on all of these except one__________
Q77 Content analysis is________
Q78 Which is right about experiment research?__________
Q79 The advantage of laboratory experiments does not include one of the following options:_________
Q80 The demerits of experimental research is not one of these_________
Q81 Hypothesis is a_________
Q82 All but one are means of getting data in research:____________
Q83 Which of these is among the mass media research terms:____________
Q84 These contributed to the growth of mass media research:__________
Q85 Stages of media research development include all except:___________
Q86 Other areas of media research include all except:___________
Q87 Areas to which the media scientific method are applied include all but one:_____________
Q88 Media research is:_____________
Q89 Pick out the odd data form from this group_________
Q90 Which of these is not method for conducting communication research?__________
Q91 Which of these cannot be a heading in chapter three of a research proposal?_________
Q92 Literature review serves the following purpose except________
Q93 Chapter two of research proposal is all about____________
Q94 Chapter one of the research proposal does not contain___________
Q95 A topic may be researchable if__________
Q96 Which of the following cannot be found in a research proposal?__________
Q97 A research proposal is an outline prepared by_________
Q98 A research proposal is otherwise known as__________
Q99 Probability sampling allows for________ while non-probability gives room for
Q100 The principle that guides researchers in determining an acceptable sample size includes___________
Q101 Deviation of the selected sample from the true
characteristics, traits, behaviour of the entire population is known
as_________
Q102 Techniques under the probability sample are as follows________
Q103 Example of a sample frame can be telephone book, voters list, house addresses, names of individuals__________
Q104 Sampling calls for the following except__________
Q105 In an attempt to locate participants who are
hard to find, in which the populations include drug addicts, homeless
people – sample is used_________
Q106 One advantage of the stratified random sample includes___________
Q107 The sample method that increases the likelihood
of obtaining the samples that are representative of the population
is___________
Q108 The importance of taking samples to study an entire population is necessary for the following reasons except_________
Q109 Convenience sampling is also called all but one of these_________
Q110 Fish out the odd characteristic of research_________
Q111 One of these is correct about Focus Group Discussion__________
Q112 A common characteristic of Cohort Analysis is__________
Q113 One of the advantages of a cohort research is that it is__________
Q114 Survey research is a non-experimental, descriptive research___________
Q115 The “5Ws & H” communication model was propounded by____________
Q116 The First type of Content Analysis was published in__________
Q117 The First type of Content Analysis was published in 1743 to determine the content of__________
Q118 The first kind of content analysis carried out probably dates back to________
Q119 When was The “5Ws & H” communication model was propounded ? The year_______