MRESEA - Quiz
  • 1. Which graph is most appropriate for showing parts of a whole?
A) Box plot
B) Pie chart
C) Scatter plot
D) Histogram
  • 2. What does a frequency table show?
A) Only the highest and lowest scores
B) How often each value or category occurs
C) The cause of a statistical trend
D) The exact population parameter
  • 3. What does a high standard deviation usually indicate?
A) All values are identical
B) The mean is always higher than the median
C) Data values are widely spread from the mean
D) The data are categorical
  • 4. Which visual display is best for showing the frequency distribution of continuous numerical data
A) Histogram
B) Flowchart
C) Organizational chart
D) Pie chart
  • 5. What does the range of a data set measure
A) The most frequent value
B) The middle 50% of data only
C) The difference between the highest and lowest values
D) The average distance from the mean
  • 6. Which measure describes how spread out values are around the mean
A) Mode
B) Percentage
C) Standard deviation
D) Frequency
  • 7. Which measure of central tendency is the middle value when data are arranged in order?
A) Mode
B) Mean
C) Median
D) Variance
  • 8. Which measure identifies the value that appears most frequently in a dataset?
A) Mean
B) Mode
C) Standard division
D) Median
  • 9. Which statistical branch focuses on organizing summarizing and presenting data in a meaningful way?
A) Inferential statistics
B) Demonetize statistics
C) Experimental statistics
D) Descriptive statistics
  • 10. What measure of central tendency is calculated by adding all values and dividing by the number of values?
A) Range
B) Mean
C) Median
D) Mode
  • 11. What is an outlier?
A) The value that occurs most often
B) A value that is usually far from most other values
C) A required value in every dataset
D) The average of all values
  • 12. Which measure is usually least affected by extreme outliers
A) Range
B) Median
C) Mean
D) Variance
  • 13. In descriptive statistics what is the purpose of summarizing data?
A) To remove the need of data collection
B) To prove every hypothesis automatically
C) To quarante casual conclusions
D) To make patterns and characteristics easier to understand
  • 14. Which statistic is commonly used to describe the middle of an ordered dataset
A) Range
B) Standard division
C) Median
D) Variance
  • 15. Why are chart useful and descriptive statistics
A) Their place the need for accurate data
B) The help communicate pattern and comparisons visually
C) They make sample bias impossible
D) They always prove causation
  • 16. What is the sample in research
A) A statistical error
B) The entire group of interest
C) A research instrument only
D) A subset of the population selected for study
  • 17. What is the population in a research study?
A) The complete group the researcher wants to study
B) Only the respondents who answered the
C) The list of interview questions
D) A small selected group
  • 18. Which sampling method keeps every member of the population an equal chance of selection?
A) Convenience sampling
B) Purposive sampling
C) Sample random sampling
D) Snowball sampling
  • 19. Which sampling method divides the population into subgroups and randomly samples from each subgroup?
A) Convenience sampling
B) Volunteer sampling
C) Quota sampling
D) Stratified random sampling
  • 20. Which probability sampling method selects every nth member from a list after a random start?
A) Purposive sampling
B) Systematic sampling
C) Snowball sampling
D) Quota sampling
  • 21. Which sampling method randomly selects group, such as classes or schools rather than individuals first?
A) Sample random sampling
B) Judgement sampling
C) Cluster sampling
D) Convenience sampling
  • 22. Which sampling approach is most likely used when researchers choose participants who are easiest to access?
A) Systematic sampling
B) Convenience sampling
C) Stratified sampling
D) Cluster sampling
  • 23. Which non-probability sampling method selects participants based on specific researcher defined characteristics?
A) Simple random sampling
B) Systematic sampling
C) Cluster sampling
D) Purposive sampling
  • 24. Which sampling method is used for reaching hidden or hand-to-find populations through referrals?
A) Snowball sampling
B) Systematic sampling
C) Stratified sampling
D) Simple random sampling
  • 25. What is the sampling bias
A) A systematic error caused by an unrepresentative sample
B) A process of cleaning data
C) The use of random numbers
D) A perfect reflection of the population
  • 26. Why is probability sampling generally prepared for the generalization
A) It only uses volunteers
B) It allows non senses of selection and reduces selection bias
C) It requires no sampling frame
D) It avoids all data analysis
  • 27. What is a sampling frame?
A) The final conclusion of the study
B) A statistical graph
C) A list or source from which a sample is drawn
D) A type of questionnaire
  • 28. Which sampling method ensures important subgroups are represented proportionally?
A) Convenience sampling
B) Snowball sampling
C) Accidental sampling
D) Stratified random sampling
  • 29. What is the main limitation of convenience sampling?
A) It guarantees equal selection probability
B) It is impossible to conduct
C) It always requires a complete population list
D) It may not represent the target population well
  • 30. What is the primary purpose of a thesis proposal?
A) To avoid defending the research topic
B) To replace the review of literature
C) To present and justify a planned research study
D) Report final research findings only
  • 31. Which section usually introduces the research problem and its context
A) Budget summary only
B) Background of the study
C) References
D) Appendices
  • 32. What does the statement of the problem identify?
A) The specific issue are gap the study aims to address
B) The list of all respondents
C) The formatting style only
D) The final computed statistics
  • 33. What is the purpose of research objectives?
A) To less unrelated topics
B) To state what the study is intends to accomplish
C) To replace data collection
D) To hide the research variables
  • 34. Which part explains why the study is important and who may benefit from it?
A) Research instrument
B) Significance of the study
C) Bibliography
D) Definition of terms
  • 35. What does the scoop and delimitation section clarify?
A) The final recommendations
B) The raw data results
C) Only the researchers personal opinion
D) The boundaries and limits of the study
  • 36. Why is a review of related literature important?
A) It connects the study to existing knowledge and identifies gaps
B) It eliminates the need for methodology
C) It replaces data analysis
D) It serves the final conclusion
  • 37. What does a conceptual framework show?
A) The exact survey answers
B) The list of references alphabetically
C) Only the title page design
D) The relationship among key concept or variables in the study
  • 38. Which section describes the research design, participants, instrumets and procedures?
A) Acknowledgement
B) Abstract only
C) Methodology
D) Appendix
  • 39. What should a researcher define during a proposal defense?
A) The relevance, feasibility, and soundness of the proposed study
B) Only the researchers biography
C) Only the font styles used
D) Only the number of slides
  • 40. What is a research gap?
A) Spelling error in the title
B) A duplicated citation format
C) A complete final solution
D) Unanswered or under explored area and existing studies
  • 41. What is feasibility and a thesis proposal?
A) The absence of any limitations
B) The number of colors in the presentation
C) The the practicality of completing the study with available time and resources
D) The attractiveness of the title only
  • 42. Which document section usually lists the sources cited in the proposal?
A) Statement of the problem
B) Local of the study
C) Methodology
D) References
  • 43. What makes a thesis title effective?
A) It clearly reflects the topic, variables, and context of the study
B) It is Vague and very bored
C) It contains no key terms
D) It avoids mentioning the research focus
  • 44. What is data analysis?
A) The process of writing references only
B) The removal of all numerical values
C) The act of guessing results before collecting data
D) The process of examining in transforming data to discover useful information
  • 45. What is data interpretation?
A) Collecting data without reviewing it
B) Designing the title page
C) Explaining the meaning and implicate implications of analyzed results
D) Choosing respondents randomly only
  • 46. Why is data cleaning important before analysis?
A) It improves accuracy by addressing errors missing values and inconsistences
B) It guarantees desired conclusion
C) It improves the need for interpretation
D) It replace sampling
  • 47. Which data analysis approach uses numbers, measurements, and statistics?
A) Quantitative analysis
B) Narrative reflection only
C) Qualitative analysis
D) Literary criticism only
  • 48. Which data analysis approach examines meanings, themes and patterns and text or responses?
A) Quantitative analysis
B) Hardware testing
C) Financial auditing
D) Qualitative analysis
  • 49. What is a theme in qualitative analysis?
A) The smallest sample size
B) A recurring idea or pattern found in the in the data
C) A random numerical formula
D) A type of something frame
  • 50. What should researchers avoid when interpreting results?
A) Using tables to summarize findings
B) Connecting findings to objectives
C) Cleaning conclusions that are not supported by the data
D) Explaining patterns carefully
  • 51. What is triangulation in research analysis?
A) Using one respondent only
B) Ignoring conflicting evidence
C) Using multiple data sources or methods to strengthen validity
D) Changing data to fit expectation
  • 52. Which element helps readers understand whether results answer the research questions?
A) A longer title page
B) A random list of unrelated statistics
C) Decorated slide animation
D) Clear linkage between findings and research questions
  • 53. What does a percentage distribution help show
A) The research budget
B) The name of each participant
C) The exact cause of behavior
D) The proportion of responses in each category
  • 54. What is the role of tables in presenting analyzed data
A) They replace all explanation
B) They organize results for easier comparison and interpretation
C) They guarantee significance
D) The hide results from readers
  • 55. What is conclusion in data interpretation
A) A new sampling technique
B) A reasoned statement based on the analyzed findings
C) A list of raw responses only
D) A personal belief unrelated to data
  • 56. Why should findings be compared with related literature
A) To avoid discussing the results
B) To make the study and related to previous research
C) To show agreement contradiction or contribution to existing knowledge
D) To remove citations
  • 57. What does statistical significance generally indicate
A) The questionnaire was attractive
B) The sample was selected conveniently
C) The observe result is unlikely due to chance under a stated test condition
D) The result is automatically important in practice
  • 58. Which practice improves the credibility of interpretation?
A) Using evidence from the data to support each claim
B) Ignoring unexpected results
C) Reporting only favorable findings
D) Changing objectives after seeing results
  • 59. What is research design?
A) The act of choosing a font
B) The final list of references
C) The overall plan for conducting a study and answering research questions
D) The decoration of survey forms
  • 60. Which research approach focuses on numerical data and statistical analysis?
A) Ethnographic storytelling only
B) Qualitative research
C) Historical fiction
D) Quantitative research
  • 61. Which research approach focuses on understanding experiencing meaning and perspectives?
A) Experimental statistic only
B) Quantitative research
C) Automated tasting
D) Qualitative research
  • 62. What is mixed methods research?
A) A design using only one interview
B) A design that combines quantitative in qualitative approaches
C) A purely theoretical essay
D) A study with no data collection
  • 63. Which design is best suited for testing cost-and-effect relationships under controlled conditions?
A) Narrative design
B) Case report only
C) Experimental design
D) Descriptive design
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