CRP Fundamentals & Core Principles 4

Question 1

Which research approach is characterized by generating theory from data collected in the field, rather than testing a pre-existing hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

Grounded theory

Answer

Grounded theory is a qualitative methodology in which theory emerges inductively from systematic data collection and analysis.

Question 2

When a researcher's findings cannot be replicated by other independent researchers, this is MOST likely a problem of:

Accepted Answer

Reliability

Answer

Replicability is a core component of reliability; results that cannot be reproduced indicate a reliability problem in the research.

Question 3

A study finds that ice cream sales and drowning rates both rise in summer. A researcher concludes that ice cream causes drowning. This error is called:

Accepted Answer

Spurious correlation

Answer

A spurious correlation occurs when two variables appear related but are both influenced by a third variable (heat/summer), with no true causal link.

Question 4

Which ethical obligation requires researchers to accurately report methods, data, and findings without fabrication or falsification?

Accepted Answer

Research integrity

Answer

Research integrity obligates scientists to honestly and accurately report all aspects of their work, prohibiting fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism.

Question 5

In a Likert scale survey, a respondent rates satisfaction on a 1–5 scale. This is an example of which measurement level?

Accepted Answer

Ordinal

Answer

Likert scales produce ordinal data because the categories have a meaningful order, but the intervals between points are not necessarily equal.

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CRP Fundamentals & Core Principles 4