Instructions: For each question, click on the radio button beside your answer. When you have completed the entire quiz, click the “Submit my answers” button at the bottom of the page to receive your results.

Question 1:

Which of the following is true in a meta-analysis?
a) Empirical research is not used.
b) The analysis is similar to other review essays.
c) Authors extract information from prior research.
d) Answers B and C

Question 2:

Type A essays are common in the sciences.
a) True
b) False

Question 3:

Type B essays are common in the sciences.
a) True
b) False

Question 4:

Type C essays are common in the social sciences.
a) True
b) False

Question 5:

Qualitative ways of generating data include which of the following?
a) Focus groups
b) Forums
c) Unstructured interviews
d) All of the above

Question 6:

Why do authors incorporate visuals, like tables and graphs, into essays and reports?
a) They are required in academic reports.
b) They break up the monotony of text.
c) They allow authors to present raw data.
d) All of the above

Question 7:

In what section of a report are tables, graphs, and charts commonly found?
a) Discussion
b) Methodology
c) Introduction
d) Results

Question 8:

Tables and graphs are the same thing.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

Which of the following is a type of graph?
a) Matrix
b) Bar
c) Line
d) Answers B and C

Question 10:

What category below is a subcategory of the Method section of a research paper?
a) Subjects
b) Measures
c) Procedures
d) All of the above

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