Quantitative Research Exam Review

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Pregunta 1
Correcta
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What
is another name for an “ITEM” used to measure a construct?
a. Manifest variables

b. Proxy
c. Error terms
d. Scale
Respuesta correcta
La respuesta correcta es:
Manifest variables
Pregunta 2
Incorrecta
What
is the most widely applied method to conducting SEM since the late 1970?
a. PLS-SEM
b. CB-SEM
c. Structural Equation Modeling


d. PLS path modeling
Respuesta incorrecta.

CB-SEM
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Pregunta 3
Correcta
Do
a search using Google Scholar to find out the works published in the journal of
Small Business & Entrepreneurship in 2002 by the
author Joaquin
Aldas-Manzano. How many citations did he received?
a. Below 4
b. Between 15 and 18
c. Between 5 and 8

d. Between 9 and 12
Respuesta correcta
Between 5 and 8
Pregunta 4
Incorrecta
One
of the advantages provided by Partial Least square – Structural Equation
Modeling is:
a. Allow to work with small sample sizes
b. Allow to work with free Smart PLS program


c. Allow to include the formulas very easy
d. Allow to work with outliers
Allow to work with small sample sizes
Pregunta 5
Correcta
What h index does

professor Miguel Astudilo from Milagro State University have?
a. More than 20
b. Between 9 and 15
c. Less than 4

d. Between 5 and 8
Respuesta correcta
Less than 4
Pregunta 6
Incorrecta
An
acceptable quality in terms of outer loadings should be above the common
threshold of 0.70. If you get a value of 0.40. You
should:
a. Delete the indicator


b. Retain the indicator
c. Analyse the impact of indicator deletion
d. Delete the construct
Analyse the impact of indicator deletion
Pregunta 7
Correcta
How do you get the Average

variance extracted of a construct?
a. Dividing the items by the number of latent variables
b. Adding the total of item loading minus the error term
c. The sum of all item that composed the construct
d. The sum of the squared loadings divided by number of

indicators

Respuesta correcta
The sum of the squared loadings divided by number of
indicators
Pregunta 8
Correcta
How
many Journals in the field of Education can be found in Latin America
considering the year 2016?
a. 35 
b. 298
c. 127
d. 102
Respuesta correcta
35
Pregunta 9
Correcta
Relationship
linking 2 constructs with a single arrow
a. Latent variables
b. Direct effects

c. Path models
d. Indirect effects
Respuesta correcta
Direct effects
Pregunta 10
Correcta
Which
quartile was placed the Journal of Teacher Education in 2011?
a. Q1 
b. Q4
c. Q2
d. Q3
Respuesta correcta
Q1
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Pregunta 1
Correcta
One
advantage of quantitative research is:
a. Not support generalizations
b. Small sample size
c. Can be replicated

d. Research interference cannot be avoided
Respuesta correcta
Can be replicated
Pregunta 2
Correcta
¿Which of the
following statements better describe the definition of quantitative research?
a. It is a method that deals with measurable variables.


b. It is primarily concerned with “why” and not based on

measurable or counting.
c. It is based on meanings expressed through words.
d. It is a general term that describes in-depth research

about human behaviour.
Respuesta correcta

It is a method that deals with measurable variables.
Pregunta 3
Correcta
When using a Likert

scale with a long list of items, it is usually better to:
a. Omit any instructions about how to select an answer
b. List the answers vertically, for each consecutive item
c. List all questions on one page and all answers on

another
d. Arrange the answers horizontally, in abbreviated form


Respuesta correcta
Arrange the answers horizontally, in abbreviated form
Pregunta 4
Incorrecta
What is one of the goals

of investigation that are pursued when we do quantitative research?
a. Understanding
b. Hypothesis generation
c. Description

d. Prediction
Prediction
Pregunta 5
Correcta
One
advantage of using a questionnaire is that:
a. Response rates are high
b. Probe questions can be asked
c. Interview bias can be avoided 
d. Respondents can be put at ease
Respuesta correcta
Interview bias can be avoided
Pregunta 6
Incorrecta
¿What term dominates

the qualitative-quantitative debate?
a. Metaphysics
b. Theism
c. Positivism
d. Critical realism

Positivism
Pregunta 7
Correcta
Research
that uses Qualitative methods for one phase and quantitative methods for the
next phase is known as:
a. Quantitative
research
b. Action
research
c. Mixed-method
research

d. Pragmatic
research
Respuesta correcta
Mixed-method
research
Pregunta 8
Correcta
Response rate refers

to:
a. How big a population is
b. The portion of people who take part in a study


c. How variable participants’ responses are
d. How confident you want to be about your results
Respuesta correcta
The portion of people who take part in a study
Pregunta 9
Correcta
Why is it generally
better to present fixed choice answers in vertical rather than horizontal form?
a. It encourages respondents to choose more than one

answer
b. It makes the layout of the questionnaire clearer and

more unambiguous

c. It allows questions to be spread over more than one

page
d. It takes up less space on the page
Respuesta correcta
It makes the layout of the questionnaire clearer and
more unambiguous
Pregunta 10
Incorrecta
Which
statement is an advantage of doing Cross-sectional studies?
a. They determine cause and effect
b. They are done very quickly and do not require follow

ups
c. They follow a pathology so results are accurate 
d. They account for a time component
They are done very quickly and do not require follow
ups
Pregunta 11
Correcta
Which
of the following can be described as a nominal variable?
a. Annual income
b. Age
c. Geographical location of a firm


d. Annual sales
Respuesta correcta
Geographical location of a firm
Pregunta 12
Incorrecta
Customer
satisfaction polls, membership polls and readership polls are examples of:
a. Representative sampling
b. Quota sampling
c. Random sampling

d. Snowball sampling
Quota sampling
Pregunta 13
Correcta
The
key defining characteristic of experimental research is that:
a. Hypothesis are proved
b. The independent variable is manipulated


c. A positive correlation exists
d. Samples are large
Respuesta correcta
The independent variable is manipulated
Pregunta 14
Incorrecta
Use
the scientific method to establish the cause-effect relationship.
a. Comparative research

b. Descriptive research
c. Correlational research
d. Experimental research
Experimental research
Pregunta 15
Correcta
One of the advantages

of self-completion questionnaires over structured interviews is that:
a. They have greater measurement validity
b. They create interviewer effects
c. They are less prone to inter-coder variation
d. They are quicker and cheaper to administer


Respuesta correcta
They are quicker and cheaper to administer
Pregunta 16
Correcta
A
disadvantage of using secondary data is that:
a. Data have often been collected by teams of experienced

researchers
b. The researcher may bring more detachment in viewing

the data than original researchers could muster
c. The data may have been collected with reference to

research questions that are not those of the researcher

d. Secondary data sets are often available and accessible
Respuesta correcta
The data may have been collected with reference to
research questions that are not those of the researcher
Pregunta 17
Incorrecta
¿Which of the
following research questions are best answered using quantitative methods?
a. How do female high school teachers who have been

physically assaulted by students overcome their fears so they can effectively
teach?
b. What strategies are being

used by small businesses that have effective and viable workplace wellness
programs?

c. What are the attitudes of male students towards the

use of TikTok?
d. Are the number of students in our university rising or

falling?
Are the number of students in our university rising or
falling?
Pregunta 18
Incorrecta
Which
of the following is a type of Secondary data?
a. Physical testing
b. Observations

c. Journal article
d. Questionnaires
Journal article
Pregunta 19
Incorrecta
Which
research method is a bottom-up to research:
a. Exploratory method
b. Deductive method 
c. Explanatory method
d. Inductive method
Inductive method
Pregunta 20
Incorrecta
What
is positivism?
a. Positivism refers to statistics and statistical

analysis

b. Positivism holds that knowledge is grounded in

religion
c. Positivism refers to knowledge about the nature of our

being in the world as revealed through theoretical philosophizing.
d. Positivism is a philosophical position on how we go

about obtaining knowledge
Positivism is a philosophical position on how we go
about obtaining knowledge
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Pregunta 1
Correcta
When using a Likert

scale with a long list of items, it is usually better to:
a. List the answers vertically, for each consecutive item
b. List all questions on one page and all answers on

another
c. Omit any instructions about how to select an answer
d. Arrange the answers horizontally, in abbreviated form


Respuesta correcta

Arrange the answers horizontally, in abbreviated form
Pregunta 2
Correcta
One of the advantages

of self-completion questionnaires over structured interviews is that:
a. They create interviewer effects
b. They are quicker and cheaper to administer


c. They have greater measurement validity
d. They are less prone to inter-coder variation
Respuesta correcta
They are quicker and cheaper to administer
Pregunta 3
Correcta
It
is typically employed with populations, which are difficult to access:
a. Quota sampling
b. Snowball sampling

c. Sampling error
d. Representative sampling
Respuesta correcta
Snowball sampling
Pregunta 4
Correcta
Research that seeks

to examine the findings of a study by using the same design but a different
sample is which of the following?
a. An empirical study
b. Hypothesis testing
c. An exploratory study
d. A replication study

Respuesta correcta
A replication study
Pregunta 5
Correcta
Which
of the following is a type of Secondary data?
a. Observations
b. Questionnaires
c. Physical testing
d. Journal article

Respuesta correcta
Journal article
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Pregunta 1
Correcta
Which
software programme is similar to a spreadsheet and contain rectangular boxes
(cells) to input your data.
Seleccione una:
a. SPSS

b. RStudio
c. R
d. SmartPLS
Respuesta correcta
La respuesta correcta es: SPSS
Pregunta 2
Correcta
It
is known as an extreme response to a particular question.
Seleccione una:
a. Middle response
b. Missing data
c. Outliers

d. Pair-wise deletion
Respuesta correcta
La respuesta correcta es: Outliers
Pregunta 3
Correcta
A
common rule of thumb is that the standardized outer loadings should be:
Seleccione una:
a. 0.95
b. 0.708 or higher

c. Below 0.60
d. Above 0.90
Respuesta correcta
La respuesta correcta es: 0.708 or higher
Pregunta 4
Correcta
Which
Analysis is better to perform for instruments or scales that have never been
tested before?
Seleccione una:
a. Exploratory factor analysis

b. Structural Equation Modeling
c. Bootstrapping
d. Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Respuesta correcta
La respuesta correcta es: Exploratory factor analysis
Pregunta 5
Correcta
A
Cronbach’s alpha of .85 for a questionnaire means that:
Seleccione una:
a. The questionnaire would produce different scores if
used on the same people at two different points in time
b. The questionnaire has too few items
c. The questionnaire has good reliability


d. The questionnaire is valid
Respuesta correcta
La respuesta correcta es: The questionnaire has good reliability
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Pregunta 1
Correcta
What
place did Ecuador get in the category Education in 2019?
a. 6 
b. 10
c. 9
d. 7
Respuesta correcta

6
Pregunta 2
Correcta
What h index does professor Adela Cortina from the University

of Valencia have? Check the closest alternative.
Seleccione una:
a. 25
b. 90
c. 58 
d. 14
Respuesta correcta
La respuesta correcta es: 58
Pregunta 3
Correcta
How
many journals in Education can be found in 2016 using Scimago Journal rank?
a. 1110 
b. 742
c. 1483
d. 50
Respuesta correcta
1110
Pregunta 4
Correcta
Do
a search using Google Scholar to find out the works published in the journal of
Business Research in the year 2018 by the author
María José Miquel Romero. How
many citations has the most cited work received?
a. 65
b. 18
c. 1
d. 8 
Respuesta correcta
8
Pregunta 5
Correcta
What
is the Ecuadorian journal with the highest H-index in 2020?
a. Granja
b. Revista Ecuatoriana de Neurología


c. Revista Bionatura
d. JIISIC
Respuesta correcta
Revista Ecuatoriana de Neurología
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Puntúa 2,00 sobre 2,00

Puntúa 0,00 sobre 2,00

c. Structural Equation Modeling

d. PLS path modeling

La respuesta correcta es:

Puntúa 2,00 sobre 2,00

Puntúa 0,00 sobre 2,00

a. Allow to work with small sample sizes

b. Allow to work with free Smart PLS program

c. Allow to include the formulas very easy

d. Allow to work with outliers

Puntúa 2,00 sobre 2,00

What h index does

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a. Delete the indicator

b. Retain the indicator

c. Analyse the impact of indicator deletion

d. Delete the construct

Puntúa 2,00 sobre 2,00

How do you get the Average

a. Dividing the items by the number of latent variables

b. Adding the total of item loading minus the error term

c. The sum of all item that composed the construct

d. The sum of the squared loadings divided by number of

Puntúa 2,00 sobre 2,00

Puntúa 2,00 sobre 2,00

Puntúa 2,00 sobre 2,00

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a. Not support generalizations

b. Small sample size

d. Research interference cannot be avoided

Puntúa 1,00 sobre 1,00

a. It is a method that deals with measurable variables.

b. It is primarily concerned with “why” and not based on

c. It is based on meanings expressed through words.

d. It is a general term that describes in-depth research

La respuesta correcta es:

Puntúa 1,00 sobre 1,00

When using a Likert

a. Omit any instructions about how to select an answer

b. List the answers vertically, for each consecutive item

c. List all questions on one page and all answers on

d. Arrange the answers horizontally, in abbreviated form

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What is one of the goals

Puntúa 1,00 sobre 1,00

a. Response rates are high

b. Probe questions can be asked

c. Interview bias can be avoided 

d. Respondents can be put at ease

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¿What term dominates

Puntúa 1,00 sobre 1,00

Puntúa 1,00 sobre 1,00

Response rate refers

a. How big a population is

b. The portion of people who take part in a study