Research, Development and Innovation

5 Quiz 1

Only one answer is correct:

  1. In contrast to empirical studies or theoretical articles, literature reviews
    1. define and clarify a problem.
    2. summarize previous investigations.
    3. identify relations, contradictions, or inconsistencies in the literature.
    4. suggest steps for future research.
    5. do all of the above.
  2. Edit the following for the expression of numbers: The authors identified 7 different groups of personality theories.
    1. leave as is.
    2. The authors identified seven different groups of personality theories.
    3. The authors identified seven (7) different groups of personality theories.
  3. Edit the following for the expression of numbers: Large financial responsibility was defined as responsibility for an annual budget in excess of five million dollars.
    1. leave as is.
    2. Large financial responsibility was defined as responsibility for an annual budget in excess of $5 × 106.
    3. Large financial responsibility was defined as responsibility for an annual budget in excess of $5,000,000.
    4. Large financial responsibility was defined as responsibility for an annual budget in excess of $5 million.
  4. When using numbers less than one,
    1. a zero is always used before the decimal point (0.05).
    2. a zero is never used before the decimal point (.05).
    3. the author should check with the editor of each specific journal, as this is a highly controversial topic.
    4. a zero is used before the decimal point (0.05) except when the number cannot be greater than 1 (e.g., correlations, proportions, and levels of statistical significance; r (24) = -.43, p = .028).
  5. Edit the following for the expression of numbers: Respondents in each of the age groups were asked to describe what they had eaten for dinner two and four weeks previously.
    1. leave as is.
    2. Respondents in each of the age groups were asked to describe what they had eaten for dinner 2 and 4 weeks previously.
    3. Respondents in each of the age groups were asked to describe what they had eaten for dinner two (2) and four (4) weeks previously.
  6. Edit the following for the expression of numbers: Eighty nurses volunteered to keep a daily record of their stress levels.
    1. leave as is.
    2. 80 nurses volunteered to keep a daily record of their stress levels.
    3. Eighty (80) nurses volunteered to keep a daily record of their stress levels.
  7. From the following examples, select the correct way to refer to a figure in text;
    1. see the figure above.
    2. see the figure on page 14.
    3. see Figure 2.
    4. see Figure 2 above on page 14.
  8. In APA, references are sorted by:
    1. Alphabetically, by the title of the document.
    2. Alphabetically, by the name of the authors.
    3. Alphabetically, by the surnames of the authors.
    4. Chronologically, by the year of publication.
  9. What does JCR mean?
    1. Journal Citation Report.
    2. Journal Common Ranking.
    3. Journals, Chapters, and Reports.
    4. none of the above.
  10. Which sentence uses “title case”?
    1. Free and Fast Accessibility Checks to Start Today.
    2. Free And Fast Accessibility Checks To Start Today.
    3. Free and fast accessibility checks to start today.
    4. none of the above.