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Return to Explorations: Conducting Empirical Research in Canadian Political Science 4e Student Resources
Chapter 14 Self-Grading Quizzes
Explorations: Reading and Conducting Empirical Research in Political Science
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How can readers of political science research use a mixed-methods approach in their reading?
By ensuring they have training in multiple research methods.
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By always conducting research with objective data gained from different sources.
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By reading work that uses different methods to study the same topic.
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By choosing to focus on only the most appropriate methods for a topic.
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Which of these is a Question that should be appropriately asked of both qualitative and quantitative research?
Are the limitations of the work clearly identified and discussed?
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Do the authors use published/accessible datasets?
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Is intercoder testing and assessment reported?
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Do the authors provide detailed discussion of population and sample section?
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All research designs are interchangeable and can be used for any research question.
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Systematic reviews are common in the field of political science.
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Limitations due to feasibility do not affect the quality of the research.
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When reading quantitative research, it is important to ask whether measures fit the conceptual definition.
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A meta analysis brings together data from multiple studies and analyzes it together.
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The file drawer problem refers to the idea that research showing null results is unlikely to be published.
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It is improper to use different types of research with different methods to try to build a comprehensive understanding of what the literature says.
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When reading qualitative research, it is important to ask whether the scope conditions for the study were discussed.
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