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Which of the following is an incorrect statement?

This question was previously asked in
UGC NET 2018 Paper 1 Question Paper (8-Jul-2018)
The correct answer is

Using a scatterplot to graph your Correlational data will not tell you the direction of the relationship (positive or negative).

The question asks us to identify the incorrect statement among four given options related to research methods. Let's analyze each option one by one:

  1. Archival research uses data collected and sometimes coded by someone else.
    This statement is correct. Archival research involves using existing records or data sets that were collected for another purpose. These sets of data were often collected by other researchers or organizations and might have been coded differently than one might do in new research.
  2. Ex post facto research uses data that you collected before you came up with your hypothesis.
    This statement is also correct. Ex post facto research refers to a study where the data was collected prior to the structuring of the research design and hypothesis. It's a type of causal research (and considered quasi-experimental), where the researcher cannot manipulate the independent variable because it has already occurred.
  3. Using a scatterplot to graph your Correlational data will not tell you the direction of the relationship (positive or negative).
    This statement is incorrect. A scatterplot is a graphical representation of the relationship between two variables. By examining a scatterplot, you can determine not just the strength but also the direction of the relationship. If the points tend to slope upward from left to right, the relationship is positive. If they slope downward, it is negative.
  4. Observational methods are used in both Correlational and experimental research.
    This statement is correct. Observational methods can be used in both correlational studies (where the researcher observes and records behavior without intervention) and experimental research (where behaviors are observed under manipulated conditions).

Thus, the statement that is incorrect is: "Using a scatterplot to graph your Correlational data will not tell you the direction of the relationship (positive or negative)." This is because scatterplots indeed display both the strength and direction of relationships between variables.

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  1. Which among the following is NOT a type of Longitudinal Research?

  2. Which research method is to used to identify cause-effect relations and test possible explanations for effects?

  3. To conduct a research based on an in-depth study of ten classrooms, select the classes with fewest behavior problems, then expose how teachers in those classes established a positive learning climate by interviewing teachers and students and analyzing video made at the beginning of school session, which research method is to be selected for this purpose?

  4. Which among the following provides the strongest evidence of cause-and-effect relationship between independent and dependent variables?

  5. Case studies are:

  6. Given below are two statements: 

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     In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  7. Given below are two statements: 

    Statement-I Quantitative research is typically highly structured whereas in qualitative research, the approach is invariably unstructured. 

    Statement II : Both quantitative and qualitative research are concerned with data reduction.

     In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  8. A college teacher does research with a view to depict the reality situations relating to home conditions of students and hostels provided for. Which of the following research format will be helpful to do so?

  9. There are two sets given below. Set-I specifies the types of research, while Set-II indicates their characteristics. Match the two and give your answer by selecting the appropriate code.

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    (a) Fundamental research

    (b) Applied research

    (c) Action research

    (d) Evaluative research

    Set-II (Characteristics)

    (i) Finding out the extent of perceived impact of an intervention

    (ii) Developing an effective explanation through theory building

    (iii) Improving an existing situation through use of interventions

    (iv) Exploring the possibility of a theory for use in various situations

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    Code: (a) (b) (c) (d)

  10. A researcher attempts to evaluate the effect of method of feeding on anxiety-proneness of children. Which method of research would be appropriate for this?


Important Questions from Types of Research

  1. Match List-I with List-II :

    List-I

    List-II

    (a)

    Research studies which describe facts as they come by

    (i)

    Observational research

    (b)

    A non-experimental conceptual research based on logical thinking

    (ii)

    Ex-post facto research

    (c)

    Experience and observation-based research aiming to determine casual relationship among factors

    (iii)

    Philosophical research

    (d)

    A field of natural study of epidemics, plant growth, child growth, bird-animal or crowd behaviour

    (iv)

    Empirical (Experimental) research

    Select the correct option :

  2. The ethnographic research is mostly conducted in:

  3. Match the following :

    List 1

    List 2

    a) Fundamental  Research

     1) To find solutions to   problems faced by practitioners

     b) Applied Research

     2) To establish facts     experimentally

     c) Action Research

     3) To identify right practices on   the basis of established theory

     d) Case study

     4) To establish concepts,     principles, and theories

     e) Experimental Research

     5) To study individuals in detail

  4. The disadvantage of using the observation method for market surveys is that

  5. Distinguished features of the action research are as follows:

    A. Only teachers conduct action research.

    B. A small accessible population is used for the study.

    C. Sample drawn from a population is used for the study.

    D. Researcher is the consumer of the findings.

    E. Obtained findings are generalized to the population

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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