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    2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR

    DEPARTMENT NURSING
    COURSE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
    LECTURER CHELSEA KUNBID-GAMVAH PASIAH
    LEVEL 300
    DURATION 2 hours
    Instructions: students are expected to answer ALL Questions; any unanswered question
    will not be allocated a mark.

    SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (EACH QUESTION CARRIES 1


    MARK, TOTAL = 20 MARKS)

    1. The following are types of research EXCEPT?

    A. Action research B. Descriptive research C. Snow ball research D. Correlation Research

    2. Which of the follow search engines is NOT appropriate for a researcher to get information
    about his/her topic?

    A. Medline B. Google Scholar C. Research gate D. Baidu E. PUBMED

    3. A research objective to be considered good, it is supposed to be SMART. What does SMART


    stands for?

    A. Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant and Time-bound

    B. Specific Measurable Adequate Reliable and Time-bound


    C. Specific Manageable Affordable Reachable and Time-frame

    D. Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant and Time-frame

    E. Specific Manageable Attainable Reliable and Time

    4. A hypothesis is a?

    A) Tentative statement whose validity is still to be tested

    B) Supposition which is based on the past

    C) Statement of fact

    D) A wrong statement which is not clear

    E) A statement used when necessary

    5. In order to pursue the research, which of the following is priorly required?

    A) Developing a research design

    B) Formulating a research question

    C) Selecting a research topic

    D) Deciding about the data analysis procedure

    E) Formulating a research hypothesis

    6. Why do you need to review the existing literature?

    A) To make sure you have a long list of references

    B) Because without it, you could never reach the required word-count

    C) To find out what is already known about your area of interest

    D) To help in your general studying

    E) To help you with your assignments

    7. Questions in which only two alternatives are possible is called

    A) Multiple Choice Question


    B) Dichotomous Questions

    C) Open ended Questions

    D) Structured Questions

    E) Unstructured Questions

    8. A ______ is a subset of a ______

    A) Sample, Population

    B) Population, Sample

    C) Statistic, Parameter

    D) Parameter, Statistics

    E) Statistics, Population

    9. The first page of the research report is

    A) Appendix

    B) Biography

    C) Index

    D) Title page

    E) Autobiography

    10. Research is?

    A) Searching again and again

    B) Finding solution to any problem

    C) Working in a scientific way to search for the truth of any problem

    D) Answer Certain Questions

    E) All of the above


    11. A Questionnaire is filled by?

    A) Respondent

    B) Everybody

    C) Enumerator

    D) Teachers

    E) None of the above

    12. which of the following is a non- probability sampling method?

    A) Simple Random Sampling

    B) Systematic Sampling

    C) Cluster Sampling

    D) Quota Sampling

    E) Stratified Sampling

    13.Which of the following is a Descriptive study design?

    A. Cohort studies B. Clinical trials C. Cross-sectional studies D. Case-control studies E. Clinical


    trials

    14. A Descriptive study design which describes a new unusual or interesting phenomena in a
    single case is called?

    A. Case-control B. Case Report C. Community trials D. Correlational studies E. Cohort

    15. Which of the following briefly differentiates a Case-control study from a cohort study?

    A. Cohort study involves individuals being selected on the basis of having the disease (cases) or
    not having the disease while a Case-control study involves individuals being exposed or non-
    exposed and followed for duration of time to see if they will develop the disease.
    B. Case-control study is a prevalence study and deals with the new and old cases in the
    community while a cohort study involves people being selected on the basis of having the
    disease or not.

    C. Cohort study is retrospective while case-control study is prospective

    D. Case-control study involves individuals being selected on the basis of having the disease
    (cases) or not having the disease while a cohort study involves individuals being exposed or non-
    exposed and followed for duration of time to see if they will develop the disease.

    E. Case-control deals only with hospitalised patients while cohort study deals only with patients
    in the community

    16. The following are the four essential principles of a properly designed clinical trials
    EXCEPT?

    A. Control of variables surrounding the experimental subjects

    B. The use of control groups

    C. Randomization

    D. Blindness

    E. Replication

    17. Which of the following sampling techniques are Probability sampling?

    A. Purposive sampling B. Simple Random Sampling C. Quota Sampling D. Convenient


    Sampling E. Snow ball sampling

    18. The Sampling technique which involves the researcher identifying a respondent who later
    identifies other respondent is called?

    A. Systematic Sampling B. Cluster sampling C. Purposive sampling D. Snowball Sampling

    E. Multistage Sampling

    19. What is a sample unit?

    A) The population
    B) The basic unit containing the elements of the population to be sampled

    C) All the individual elements of the final sample, drawn together.

    D) The method used to collect the sample

    E) All of the above

    20. Which of the following is NOT one of the seven major parts to the research report?

    A) Results

    B) Abstract

    C) Method

    D) Footnotes

    E) Literature Review
    SECTION B: STRUCTURAL QUESTIONS (40 MARKS)

    1. A hospital administrator wishes to know what proportion of discharged patients who are
    unhappy with the care received during hospitalization.
    a. If 95% Confidence interval is desired to estimate the proportion within 26%, how large a
    sample should be drawn? (5 marks)

    where, p = 0. 26, e = 0.05, Z = 1.96 (i.e., for a 95% C.I.), for a very large population
    (N>10,000)

    b. If the above sample is to be taken from a relatively small population (say N = 3000),

    estimate the required minimum sample by making some adjustment . (5


    marks)
    Where
    n=¿ desired sample for population < 10,000
    η ο=¿¿ Desired sample size pop > 10000
    N=¿Estimation of the population size: 3000

    2. Define research methodology (2 marks)


    3. State and explain any 3 characteristics of a good research (6 marks)
    4. State and explain two types of probability sampling with examples (6 marks)
    5. State and explain two types of non-probability sampling with examples (6 marks)
    6. Differentiate between a Quantitative and Qualitative variable/data with examples (6 marks)
    7. Differentiate between an Independent and Dependent variable with examples (4 marks)

    SECTION C: ESSAY (10 MARKS)


    Select any suitable data collection method/ tool and explain (10 Marks)

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