Research Method ONLINE QUIZ - Qs

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Question # 1 of 20 Total Marks: 1 Measurement reliability refers to the: Select correct option: Accuracy of the scores Consistency of the scores Dependency of the scores Comprehensiveness of the scores

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Question # 2 of 20 Total Marks: 1 Which of the following should not be a consideration in writing a proposal? Select correct option: Understanding the problem situation The appearance/form of the proposal Responding to every element exactly as specified by the client Knowing as much as possible about the proposal recipients

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Question # 3 of 20 Total Marks: 1 Which of the following is likely to reduce the validity of a test? Select correct option: Unclear test directions Ambiguous test items Untaught items All of the given options

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Question # 4 of 20 Total Marks: 1 Which of the following is most beneficial to read in an article? Select correct option: Methods Introduction Figures References

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Question # 5 of 20 Total Marks: 1 The researcher protects the confidentiality in following ways, Except; Select correct option: Obtaining signed nondisclosure documents. Restricting access to data instruments where the respondent is identified. Disclosure of data subsets. Restricting access to respondent identification.

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Question # 6 of 20 Total Marks: 1 Which of the following is the least appropriate research problem? Select correct option: Does studying Latin improve the standardized vocabulary test scores of seventh grade students? Does drilling fifth grade students with multiplication facts improve their standardized test scores? What is the relationship between students' math attitudes and math achievement? Should students have access to controversial novels in school?

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Question # 7 of 20 Total Marks: 1 What is the basis of the Scientific Method? Select correct option: To test hypotheses in conditions that are condusive to its success. To formulate a research problem and disprove the hypothesis. To formulate a research problem, test the hypothesis in carefully controlled conditions that challenge the hypothesis. To test hypotheses and if they are disproved, they should be abandoned completely.

Question # 8 of 20 Total Marks: 1 Which of the following is the BEST hypothesis? Select correct option: Students taking formative quizzes will perform better on chapter exams than students not taking these quizzes. Taller students will have higher test scores than shorter students. Students taught in a cooperative group setting should do better than students in a traditional class. Students using laptops will do well.

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Question # 9 of 20 Total Marks: 1 How can we determine if a test has good validity? Select correct option: It produces the same result when it is given at different times to the same group of people It produces the same result no matter which version of the test is used It measures what it is supposed to measure All of the questions on it can be answered accurately by the subject

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Question # 10 of 20 Total Marks: 1 Why, as scientists, do we not want to rely on authority for explanations? Select correct option: Those in authority are often wrong. Those in authority cannot be challenged. Those in authority rely too much on objective information. Those in authority often have no common sense.

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Question # 11 of 20 Total Marks: 1 Which of the following is a concept? Select correct option: Leadership. Total Quality Management. Human Resource Management. All of the given options

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Question # 12 of 20 Total Marks: 1 Under which of the following research method is not applicable? Select correct option: Health care Business Government offices Imaginary worlds

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Question # 13 of 20 Total Marks: 1 Research may differ along a series of dimensions. Which of the following may be applied to this statement? Select correct option: The type of data collected. The data-collection technique. The level of manipulation used to elicit data collection. All of the given options

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Question # 14 of 20 Total Marks: 1 Which of the following is the best hypothesis statement to address the research question, "What impact will the new advertising campaign have on use of Brand B?" Select correct option: The new advertising campaign will impact Brand B usage. The new advertising campaign will increase Brand B trial. The new advertising campaign will cause increased Brand B usage at the expense of Brand C. The new advertising campaign will increase Brand B's market penetration.

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Question # 15 of 20 Total Marks: 1 Bias is defined as; Select correct option: The distortion of responses based on gender, ethnicity, race, or language A lack of validity A lack of reliability A poor interpretation of a student's score

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Question # 16 of 20 Total Marks: 1 If a researcher is studying the effect of using laptops in his classroom to ascertain their merit and worth, he is likely conducting which type of research? Select correct option: Basic Applied Evaluation Experimental

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Question # 17 of 20 Total Marks: 1 In which way does a ratio scale measurement differ from an interval measurement? Select correct option: It measures larger or smaller scores on some underlying dimension. It implies the existence of an absolute zero value. It requires the mutual exclusivity of all cases. It requires that exhaustiveness is applied to all observations.

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Question # 18 of 20 Total Marks: 1 A ________ scale only assigns numbers to objects to classify the objects according to the characteristic of interest. Select correct option: Ratio Nominal Interval Dichotomous

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Question # 19 of 20 Total Marks: 1 A review that only demonstrates familiarity with an area is rarely published but it often is part of an educational program is which type of review? Select correct option: Integrative reviews Theoretical reviews Self-study reviews Historical reviews

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Question # 20 of 20 Total Marks: 1 What is required if there is a chance that data could harm the respondents? Select correct option: Change of results A signed form detailing the types of limits Free consent of respondents All of the given options

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Which of the following is the BEST hypothesis?

Select correct option:



Students taking formative quizzes will perform better on chapter exams than students not taking these quizzes.

Taller students will have higher test scores than shorter students.

Students taught in a cooperative group setting should do better than students in a traditional class.

Students using laptops will do well.





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12. Which of the following true about the relationship between theory building and data collection?

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When studies come out as expected, inductive support for the theory is gained.

If an experiment fails, discarding the experiment is an example of affirming the consequent.

When a hypothesis is not supported, virtually nothing has been learned about the theory.

A good theory will be inclusive enough to explain every possible research outcome.





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Which of the following steps of the scientific method is exemplified by the researcher reviewing the literature and focusing on a specific problem that has yet to be resolved?

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Identify a topic.

Describe the procedures to collect information.

Analyze the collected information.

State the results of the data analysis.





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When we say that science is parsimonious, we mean that:

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Scientific theories are based on laws.

We must be careful because causes can occur after specific effects.

The best scientific theories are those that offer the simplest explanations for a law.

Science accurately describes a wide range of behavior.







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When you are confident that the experimental manipulation produced the changes you measured in the dependent variable, your study probably has good ________ validity.

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Construct

Internal

External

Causal







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What is the final step of a scientific investigation?

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Analyze data

Collect data

Report the findings

Determine whether the hypothesis was supported





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The most difficult sources to locate are;

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Dissertations

Policy Reports and Presented Papers

Government Documents

Scholarly Books





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Which of the following is the least appropriate research problem?

Select correct option:



Does studying Latin improve the standardized vocabulary test scores of seventh grade students?

Does drilling fifth grade students with multiplication facts improve their standardized test scores?

What is the relationship between students' math attitudes and math achievement?

Should students have access to controversial novels in school?





Question 1

Ms. Tania is thinking about changing her instructional approach to a more mastery-learning orientation. She is interested in knowing more about this topic as well as its effectiveness when working with elementary school students. On which source should she rely for such information?

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Tradition

Research

Intuition

Personal experience



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A good qualitative problem statement:

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Defines the independent and dependent variables

Conveys a sense of emerging design

Specifies a research hypothesis to be tested

Specifies the relationship between variables that the researcher expects to find.





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Which one of the following is not an assumption of science?

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There are reoccurring patterns in the world.

Events happen because of preceding causes.

We can discover solutions to problems of interest.

Theoretical explanations must agree with common sense.





Questio

Which of the following is most beneficial to read in an article?

Select correct option:



Methods

Introduction

Figures

References





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If a researcher was studying the use of various instructional approaches to the "multiple intelligences" of his students, he is likely to be conducting which type of research?

Select correct option:



Basic

Applied

Evaluation

Grounded theory





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The elaboration of the variables in the theoretical framework addresses which type of qestions?

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Why we expect certain relationships to exist

How weexpect certain relationships to exist

Both of the given questions

None of the given questions





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What research is?

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A lab experiment

A report

A systematic Enquiry

A procedure







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The scientific method is preferred over other ways of knowing because it is more;

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Reliable

Systematic

Accurate

All of the given options





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What is ordinal data?

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Ordinary data

Well behaved data

Ranked data

Numbers







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Why, as scientists, do we not want to rely on authority for explanations?

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Those in authority are often wrong.

Those in authority cannot be challenged.

Those in authority rely too much on objective information.

Those in authority often have no common sense.





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A literature review requires;

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planning

clear writing

good writing

All of the given option

1) How can we determine if a test has good validity?



It produces the same result when it is given at different times to the same group of people

It produces the same result no matter which version of the test is used



It measures what it is supposed to measure



All of the questions on it can be answered accurately by the subject



2) Why do you need to review the existing literature?



To give your dissertation a proper academic appearance, with lots of references

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



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



To help in your general studying



3) When you are confident that the experimental manipulation produced the changes you measured in the dependent variable, your study probably has good ________ validity.



Construct



Internal



External

Causal



4) Preliminary Data Collection may be considered as part of ----------------?



Descriptive research

Explananory research



Exploratory research





All of the given options



5) Rationalism is the application of:

Research solution





Logic and arguments



Reasoning

Previous findings



6) If a researcher is studying the effect of using laptops in his classroom to ascertain their merit and worth, he is likely conducting which type of research?

Basic



Applied

Evaluation

Experimental



7) _________ meanings attached to a concept create problems of measurements.





Unambiguous



Vague

Clear

Dictionary



8) Which of the the following is not included in Objects?



Tables



People





Books



Weight









9) Which one of the following creates problems of measurements of a concept?



Unambiguous meanings



Vague meanings





Clear meanings

Dictionary meanings



10) The ________ is only useful if the concepts, ideas, questions, etc. to be investigated are both testable and falsifiable.



Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

Experimental Method



Scientific Method









11) Which of the following is likely to reduce the validity of a test?



Unclear test directions

Ambiguous test items

Untaught items



All of the given options









12) If a researcher was studying the use of various instructional approaches to the "multiple intelligences" of his students, he is likely to be conducting which type of research?



Basic



Applied



Evaluation

Grounded theory





13) What is opposite of a variable?





A constant





An extraneous variable

A dependent variable

A data set



14) The extent to which we can generalize the results of a study to other participants is called:





Sampling validity



External validity





Construct validity

Internal validity









Basic





Applied

Evaluation

Experimental



23) The organization of concepts in sequence from the most concrete and individual to the most general indicates is:





One that bears no relation to the underlying concept.

An abstract, theoretical definition of a concept.



The degree of abstraction





An operational definition





24) Which one of the following is not an assumption of science?

There are reoccurring patterns in the world.

Events happen because of preceding causes.

We can discover solutions to problems of interest.

Theoretical explanations must agree with common sense.

25) A concept is a generalized idea about------ .





A class of objects





Attributes

Occurrences

All of the given options



26) Procedures determining what two issues are rarely used in quantitative research?





Objectivity and subjectivity

Reliability and validity

Accessibility and replicability

Quality and quantity

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The key objective of data analysis is to:

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Calculate statistics

Understand relationships between variables

Obtain the distribution of responses for each question

Create tables which display the survey results









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Why, as scientists, do we not want to rely on authority for explanations?

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Those in authority are often wrong.

Those in authority cannot be challenged.

Those in authority rely too much on objective information.

Those in authority often have no common sense.







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Ms. Roshi has been coordinating the Annual Festival at her school for the last several years. She wants to be sure the students and parents enjoy the festival again this year. On which source is she LEAST likely to rely when making decisions about what to do?

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Tradition

Personal experience

Research

Expert opinion







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Which of the following questions might invade the privacy of a research participant?

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How long have you worked for this organisation?

What is your home address?

What do you think about your direct line manager?

What happened during your last performance appraisal?





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Which of the following is not a concept?

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Leadership

Total Quality Management

Human Resource Management

IQ





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Research may differ along a series of dimensions. Which of the following may be applied to this statement?

Select correct option:



The type of data collected.

The data-collection technique.

The level of manipulation used to elicit data collection.

All of the given options











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Preliminary Data Collection may be considered as part of ----------------.

Select correct option:





Descriptive research

Explananory research

Exploratory research

All of the given options







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After you locate a source, you should write down all details of the reference, except;

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Full names of the authors

Titles

Volumes

Price







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What is the reason for consulting handbooks, yearbooks, encyclopedias, or reviews in the initial stages of identifying a research topic?

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They are readily available.

They provide an overview of the issues related to a topic.

They are primary sources.

They avoid reporting statistical data so one can interpret the results more easily.







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When doing research involving deception with human subjects, researchers have an obligation to do which of the following?

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Tell subjects the truth about the study’s purpose and methods after the study is complete

Prevent mental and physical harm to subjects

Let subjects withdraw from the study at any time if they don’t want to keep participating

All of the given options





Question

Which of the following steps of the scientific method is exemplified by the researcher reviewing the literature and focusing on a specific problem that has yet to be resolved?

Select correct option:



Identify a topic.

Describe the procedures to collect information.

Analyze the collected information.

State the results of the data analysis.











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An operational definition is:

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One that bears no relation to the underlying concept.

An abstract, theoretical definition of a concept.

A definition of a concept in terms of specific, empirical measures.

One that refers to opera singers and their work.







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What is the first step in the research process?

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Preliminary data collection

Problem definition

Theoretical framework

Define broad problem area











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To say that a theory is falsifiable is to say that;

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It is based on rults that are not replicable.

Investigators have replaced it with a simpler or more accurate theory.

We can imagine results that would contradict it.

It is so vague that it fits any and all possible results.







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Which of the following is not an unethical issue?

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Invoicing irregularities

Avoiding legal liability

Misrepresenting results

None of the given options







Question

The application of the scientific method to the study of business problems is called;

Select correct option:



Inductive reasoning

Deductive reasoning

Business research

Grounded theory











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Which of the following terms represents the most general, broad concept?

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Test

Assessment

Measurement

Instrument









Question

Which of the following should not be a consideration in writing a proposal?

Select correct option:



Understanding the problem situation

The apearance/form of the proposal

Responding to every element exactly as specified by the client

Knowing as much as possible about the proposal recipients

Mgt602

• Introductory page: (not more than 2 pages)

a. Name and address of business

b. Name and address of owner

c. Name of business

d. Statement of financing needed

e. Statement of confidentiality

• Executive summary (not more than 1 page)

• Industry analysis (not more than 3 pages)

a. Future outlook and trends

b. Analysis of competitors

c. Market segmentation

d. Industry forecasts

• Description of venture (not more than 2 pages)

a. Product

b. Services

c. Size of business

d. Office equipment and personnel

e. Background of entrepreneurs

• Marketing plan (not more than 2 pages)

a. Pricing

b. Distribution

c. Promotion product forecast

d. Controls

• Organizational plan (not more than 2 pages)

Virtual University Of Pakistan a. From of ownership

b. Identification of partners

c. Authority of principals

d. Management team background

e. Roles and responsibilities of members of organization

• Assessment of risk (not more than 2 pages)

a. Evaluate weakness of business

b. New technologies

c. Contingency plans

• Financial plan (not more than 2 pages)

a. Sources of funds

b. Performa income statement

c. Performa balance sheet

d. Cash flow projections

Appendix (contains backup material)

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Simple business plan outline



1. Executive Summary: Write this last. It’s just a page or two of highlights.

2. Company Description: Legal establishment, history, start-up plans, etc.

3. Product or Service: Describe what you’re selling. Focus on customer benefits.

4. Market Analysis: You need to know your market, customer needs, where they are, how to reach them, etc.

5. Strategy and Implementation: Be specific. Include management responsibilities with dates and budgets. Make sure you can track results.

6. Web Plan Summary: For e-commerce, include discussion of website, development costs, operations, sales and marketing strategies.

7. Management Team: Describe the organization and the key management team members.

8. Financial Analysis: Make sure to include at the very least your projected Profit and Loss and Cash Flow tables.



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Executive Summary

The CompanyServices

Objectives

Keys to Success

Mission

Company Ownership

Start-up Summary(table and graph included)

Company Locations and Facilities

Competitive Comparison

Sales Literature

Technology

Target Market Segment Strategy

Market Needs

Market Growth

Sales Forecast

Management Summary

Management Team

Financial Plan

Projected Profit and Loss

Long-term Plan



Now prepare yourself

Strategy and Implementation Summary

Introduction to Psychology (Psy101) - Coming Soon

Fall semester 2009
Introduction to Psychology (Psy101)
Mini Project 01
Due Date: November 21, 2009.

You are supposed to conduct a survey on the following topic. The topic of your survey is

Survey Topic

“Why our young generation is more interested in going abroad”

Purpose of this Survey

The purpose of this survey is to explore the trend among today’s youth, and to study why our young generation is more interested in going abroad.

Objectives of Survey

The main objective of the current research work is as follows.

1. To study the youth trend in going aboard.
2. To study the reason behind this trend.

Apparatus

“Questionnaire” (You can get the soft copy of Questionnaire from the following link)

Click here to view the Questionnaire

You can also download this questionnaire from the “Downloads” section on VU-LMS.

Sample

Select any 10 post graduate students or employed males between 20-35 years of age on the basis of your connivance who are interested in going aboard and fill the following questionnaire from them.

Make a Report of your acquired results

Now make a full report on your findings. Your report should contain the following sections:

1. Introduction

Introduce your project. For example you can write about psychological survey methods and the benefits of using survey research. Also write what you have been
assigned to do. (2)

2. Methodology/procedure

Illustrate the procedure which you adapt for doing your survey. (2)

3. Make a report and tables

Manage your attained data and analyze all categories individually. (For this purpose its better to pick one factor at a time and examine which point in that particular factor is most dominant which makes our youth feel to go aboard). Now analyze; among all six factors which is the strongest factor which motivate youth to go aboard. In this way you will get your results. After that
Make a hierarchy of all the categories in ascending order from the most significant factor to the least significant factor in tabular form. (5 marks for tabular presentation and final results)

4. Discussion

In this part you are supposed to elaborate and discuss your findings.

• After analyzing the data and results, conclude and critically evaluate which one is the most significant reason/factor among all the categories in your point of view and WHY. (6)

• Give some creative and useful suggestions to overcome this current problem. (5)

Instructions

Please read the following Instructions carefully before attempting the assignment solution.

• This assignment covers lesson No. 01-10
• Last date for submission of assignment is 21/11/2009.
• Every student will work individually and has to write in the form of an analytical assignment.
• Give the answer according to question, no mark will be given for irrelevant material.
• Don’t rely only on handouts, use other reference books also.
• Mention the source (bibliography) which you are using for preparing your assignment. Consult different books and websites but use your own wordings and concepts.
• Basic concepts in the language and words which are mentioned or written in your source but the application of those concepts must be in your own words.
• Remember don’t try to copy from handouts or any website; otherwise you will get absolutely 0 marks.
• Restrict to the topic, avoid irrelevant details; avoid long paragraph.
• Assignment should be in 12 font size and Times New Roman/Arial.
• Avoid extra material, write to the point.
• Compose your document in MS-Office 2003. Any file created in any other version will not be accepted and marked zero.
• Use black and blue font colors only.
• Make sure that you upload the solution before due date. No assignment will be accepted through e-mail after the due date.
• Cheating or copying of assignment is strictly prohibited; No credit will be given to copied assignment.
• Plagiarism will never be tolerated. Plagiarism is the use of direct quotations without identifying them as such or the summarizing or paraphrasing of other quotations. If you do not specifically identify the source of ideas other than your own, you are plagiarizing.

Marking Scheme

Marking scheme has been mentioned at the end of each section but marks will be given on the quality of written material and the data provided from you.

Objectives of Assignment

Basic purpose of doing this project is to improve your understanding and skills about survey technique and data collection.
Do your assignment with full attention and interest.


___________________ Good Luck ___________________