Which of the following was not identified as one of the four conditions that must be met before a researcher can say that an independent variable or variables caused the change in the dependent variable ?

Related Mcqs:

1. In order for a variable to be measured, a researcher must provide a (n) ?

   A. operational definition
   B. quantitative theorem
   C. theory
   D. hypothesis
   E. scale

2. In the on-going climate change debates which of these groups is least likely to be identified as having an interest in overemphasizing the need for global action on climate change ?

   A. the media
   B. fossil fuel corporations
   C. academic climate change researchers
   D. countries such as the Maldives at risk of rising sea levels

3. Which one of the following is not one of the four migration trends identified by Castles and Miller (1993) ?

   A. acceleration
   B. diversification
   C. globalization
   D. regionalization
   E. feminization

4. Which of the following was not identified as one of the four major social bonds in Hirschi’s Social Control theory ?

   A. religiosity
   B. commitment
   C. involvement
   D. belief
   E. attachment

5. An association between two variables which is in fact caused by other factor(s)is called a______________?

   A. multiple regression
   B. causal mechanism
   C. spurious correlation
   D. multinomial distribution

6. An association between two variables which is in fact caused by other factor(s) is called a_____________?

   A. multiple regression
   B. causal mechanism
   C. spurious correlation
   D. multinomial distribution

7. In order for field research to be successful the researcher must be________________?

   A. tactful
   B. creative
   C. unobtrusive
   D. fluent in several languages
   E. discreet

8. The four ideal types of social action that Weber identified were as follows instrumentally-rational, value-rational traditional and_____________?

   A. affectual
   B. affective
   C. effective
   D. infected

9. The four ideal types of social action that Weber identified were as follows instrumentally-rational value-rational traditional and____________?

   A. affectual
   B. affective
   C. effective
   D. infected

10. Which one of the following is exposed to an independent variable ?

    A. the control groups
    B. the representative group
    C. the experimental group
    D. none of the above