Name:______________________________________________

Section:____________________________________________

Practical Research 2
Pre-test

Answer the questions below. Follow instructions properly.

I. TRUE or FALSE. Write QUANTITATIVE after the item when the sentence is true while QUALITATIVE if the
statement is false.

1. In quantitative research, researchers know in advance what they are looking for. _______________
2. Quantitative research can be easily misinterpreted because it provides numerical data.
_______________
3. Quantitative research puts emphasis on proof, rather than discovery. _______________
4. Normative research is conducted by researcher whose aim would be to find out the direction and/or
relationship between different variables or group of respondents under study. _________________
5. Qualitative research requires a large number of respondents. It assumes that the larger the sample is, the
more statistically accurate the findings are. ___________________
6. Evaluation describes the status of a phenomenon at a particular time. It describes without value judgment
a situation that prevents. ____________________
7. Correlational is conducted by researchers whose aim would be to find out the direction and/or
relationship between different variables or groups of respondents under study.
_____________________
8. Methodological is the implementation of a variety of methodologies that forms a critical part of achieving
the goal of developing a scaled-matched approach, where data from different disciplines can be integrated.
___________________
9. One characteristics of quantitative research is that its method can be repeated to verify findings in another
setting, thus, reinforcing validity findings. _____________________
10. In quantitative experiments it filters out external factors, if properly designed, and so the results gained
can be seen, as real and unbiased.

II. Put a tick (/) if it describes the characteristics of a Quantitative Research.

1. Data is in the form of words, pictures or objects.

2. The data is usually gathered using structured research instruments.
3. It is not based upon numerical measurements and does not use numbers and
statistical methods as key research indicators and tools.
4. It tends to be associated with small-scale studies and a holistic perspective, often
studying a single occurrence or small number of occurrences/case studies in great
depth.
5. The research study can usually be replicated or repeated, given its high reliability.
6. Data are in the form of numbers and statistics, often arranged in tables, charts,
figures, or other non-textual forms.
7. Emphasis is on discovery rather than proof.
8. The results are based on larger sample sizes that are representative of the
population.
9. It tends to be associated with emergent research design, using a wide range of
approaches
10. Researcher has a clearly defined research question to which objective answers
are sought.

III. MATCHING TYPE. Match item in COLUMN A with those of COLUMN B by placing the letter of the
correct answers in the space provided in column A from among the choices I column B. Identify what discipline
the given research title is related.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. What Effect do Punitive Behavioral Control
Statements have on Classroom?
2. The Relationship between the Mushrooming A. QUANTI & ANTHROPOLOGY
of Fast Food Chains and Obesity of Children
in Kuopo, Eastern England.
 3. Effect of Tourism to the Cultural System of B. QUANTI & COMMUNICATION
Villagers in Southern Cordillera.
4. Factors Affecting Quality of Medical C. QUANTI & SPORTS MED.
Education in Saint Louis University.
5. Relationship of Verbally Aggressive Behavior D. QUANTI & MEDICAL ED.
to the Physical Aggression of a Person.
6. Factors Affecting Crime Rates in Burgos, La E. QUANTI & BEHAVIORAL SCI.
Union.
7. Video Integration in Teaching Science in F. QUANTI & EDUCATION
Grade 12 of Upper Tumapoc National High
School. G. QUANTI & PSYCHOLOGY
8. Communicative Behaviors Associated in
Different Stages of a Romantic Relationship. H. QUANTI & ABM
9. Ethnographic Study: Changes of Aeta
Behaviors in past 5 years. I. QUANTI & STEM
10. Relationship of Physical Activity to the
Amount of Adipose Tissue and Endurance
Fitness of Children Aged 15 – 22 in Burgos,
La Union.

IV. IDENTIFICATION. Identify what is being asked in each number. Write your answer after the statement.
Choose your answer from the box below.

 VARIABLE  DEPENDENT  INDEPENDENT

 CONTROL  CONTINUOUS  INTERVENING
 CONFOUNDING  INTERVAL  NOMINAL
 ORDINAL  RATIO  ABSTRACT

1. It refers to the characteristics that have two or more mutually exclusive values or properties.
________________________
2. Variables that represent categories that cannot be ordered in any particular way. ________________________
3. Special kind of independent variables that are measured in a study because they potentially influence the dependent
variable. __________________________
4. Variables that have values that lie along an evenly dispersed range of numbers when there is an absolute zero, as
opposed to net worth, which can have a negative debt-to-income ratio-level variable.
____________________________
5. Kind of variable that are not actually measured or observed in a study. They exist but their influence cannot be
directly detected in a study. __________________________
6. It “stands between” the independent and dependent variables, and they show the effects of the independent
variable on the dependent variable. __________________________
7. Variables that represent categories that can be ordered from greatest to smallest. _____________________
8. Kind of variable that probably cause, influence, or effect outcomes. They are variably called treatment, manipulated,
antecedent or predictor variables. ________________________
9. Variables that depend on independent variables; they are the outcomes or results of the influence of the
independent variable. _______________________
10. Variables that have values that lie along an evenly dispersed range of numbers. ______________

V. DETERMINATION. Determine if what type of variable are the following. Write I if the variable is Interval, N
if Nominal, R if Ratio and O if Ordinal.

1. Military Title ___________

2. Temperature in degree Celsius ___________
3. Birthplace ___________
4. Year Level ___________
5. Favorite Type of Music ___________
6. Clothing such as hat, shirt, shoes ___________
7. A score in 5- item quiz in Math ___________
8. Feeling for today ___________
9. Means of Transportation ___________
10. How internet is used at home ___________
11. Freshman, Sophomore ___________
12. Person’s net worth ___________
13. Male or female ___________
14. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ___________
15. Political Affiliation ___________