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In order, the four basic sections of a quantitative research report are: |
| | A) | literature review, results, methods, discussion. |
| | B) | literature review, methods, results, discussion. |
| | C) | discussion, literature review, methods, results. |
| | D) | literature review, discussion, methods, results. |
| | E) | methods, results, literature review, discussion. |
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The literature review should include: |
| | A) | a review or summary of the research completed prior to this study. |
| | B) | literature that supports and contradicts the researcher's position. |
| | C) | the hypotheses and research questions (often presented at the end of this section). |
| | D) | an analysis and critique of research completed prior to this study. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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After reading the methods section of a quantitative research report, the consumer should know: |
| | A) | how the researcher analyzed the data. |
| | B) | the researcher's interpretation of the statistical results. |
| | C) | what the researcher did to collect the data. |
| | D) | which literature supports the researcher's hypotheses. |
| | E) | why the researcher conducted the study. |
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The reporting accuracy of numerical information is most critical in which section? |
| | A) | discussion |
| | B) | literature review |
| | C) | limitations |
| | D) | future research |
| | E) | results |
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The discussion section is characterized by: |
| | A) | the researcher's reporting of the statistical results. |
| | B) | a brief conclusion and description of statistical tests. |
| | C) | repeating all of the literature listed in the literature review. |
| | D) | the researcher's interpretation of the results. |
| | E) | the inclusion of tables and graphs. |
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In reading a quantitative research article as a consumer you should: |
| | A) | independently assess the results in addition to reading the researcher's interpretation in the discussion section. |
| | B) | refer back to the methods section to determine how the data were collected when assessing the researcher's interpretations in the discussion section. |
| | C) | look for other plausible interpretations of the data beyond those presented by the author. |
| | D) | assess the link the author has made from the results to the supporting theory or framework. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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2001 McGraw-Hill Higher Education