Chapter 14 Self-Grading Quizzes

. How can readers of political science research use a mixed-methods approach in their reading?

By ensuring they have training in multiple research methods.

By always conducting research with objective data gained from different sources.

By reading work that uses different methods to study the same topic.

By choosing to focus on only the most appropriate methods for a topic.

. 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?

Do the authors use published/accessible datasets?

Is intercoder testing and assessment reported?

Do the authors provide detailed discussion of population and sample section?

. All research designs are interchangeable and can be used for any research question.

True

False

. Systematic reviews are common in the field of political science.

True

False

. Limitations due to feasibility do not affect the quality of the research.

True

False

. When reading quantitative research, it is important to ask whether measures fit the conceptual definition.

True

False

. A meta analysis brings together data from multiple studies and analyzes it together.

True

False

. The file drawer problem refers to the idea that research showing null results is unlikely to be published.

True

False

. It is improper to use different types of research with different methods to try to build a comprehensive understanding of what the literature says.

True

False

. When reading qualitative research, it is important to ask whether the scope conditions for the study were discussed.

True

False