CHAP 3
1. A research hypothesis is:
Select one:
a. A description of an event
b. A question to answer
c. A subjective assumption about a research problem
d. Testable and verifiable
2. Your research hypotheses can be developed based on:
Select one:
a. Your research topic
b. Your subjective assumptions
c. Your research problem
d. Your research questions and objectives
3. If the research problem is “the impact of FDI on economic growth”, which of
the following is the correct research hypothesis?
Select one:
a. “To determine the relationship between FDI and economic growth”
b. “FDI has a positive effect on GDP”
c. “What factors affect FDI?”
d. “How does FDI affect GDP?”
4. Which following statement is TRUE when writing research objectives and
research results:
Select one:
a. Research results must be consistent with research objectives (2)
b. (1), (2), and (3) are all correct.
c. Research results must specify which research objectives have been achieved
(3)
d. Research results are always compared with research objectives (1)
5. The wording of research objectives for a correlational study should:
Select one:
a. Be clear, complete, and specific, and identify the main variables to be
correlated
b. Be clear, complete, and specific, and identify the direction of the relationship
c. Be clear, complete, and specific
d. Be clear, complete, and specific, and identify the direction of the correlation
6. Research questions are:
Select one:
a. Drawn from the research problem
b. Drawn from the proposed research model
c. Drawn from the research methodology
d. Drawn from the literature review
7. The first and most important step of the research process is to:
Select one:
a. Formulate a research problem
b. Conduct a literature review
c. Write an abstract
d. Collect data
8. he wording of research objectives for a hypothesis-testing study should:
Select one:
a. Be clear, complete, specific, and identify the direction of the relationship
b. Be clear, complete, and specific
c. Be clear, complete, specific, and identify the main variables to be correlated
d. Be clear, complete, specific, and identify the direction of the correlation
9. The research goal (or aim) of a study:
Select one:
a. Cannot be specified at the beginning (2)
b. Expresses "what" your research is about (1)
c. Should be stated clearly, specifically, and completely (3)
d. (1) and (3) are correct
10. A research hypothesis is:
Select one:
a. Not necessarily testable because it's just a hypothesis (2)
b. Seen as a conclusion about the nature of things or phenomena (3)
c. A statement that are taken for true for the purpose of argument or
investigation (1)
d. (1), (2), and (3) are all correct.
11. Due to the low number of students graduating on time, the Board of
Directors of HUB want to investigate the reasons. What is the appropriate
research problem?
Select one:
a. Research on solutions to help HUB students graduate on time
b. Investigating the daily time spent on studying by HUB students
c. Studying the learning environment at HUB
d. Research on factors affecting HUB students' on-time graduation
12. Which of the following statements is FALSE:
Select one:
a. In a pure research, a problem must also show the contribution of the
proposed research to existing knowledge
b. Formulating a research problem requires considerable knowledge of both the
subject area and research methodology
c. A research problem is not necessary to be relevant to your expertise
d. Any research must have practical contributions
13. The wording of research objectives for a descriptive study should:
Select one:
a. Be clear, complete, specific, and identify the direction of the relationship
b. Be clear, complete, and specific
c. Be clear, complete, specific, and identify the main variables to be correlated
d. Be clear, complete, specific, and identify the direction of the correlation
14. Stating the research problem using verbs such as “to analyse”, “to
determine”, “to describe” refers to:
Select one:
a. Research topic
b. Research objectives
c. Research hypotheses
d. Research questions
15. Research on "Factors affecting the profitability of Vietnamese commercial
banks", which research question is appropriate?
Select one:
a. Which method is suitable to determine factors affecting a bank's profitability?
b. Which macro factors, industry characteristics, and bank characteristics affect
a bank's profitability?
c. How to determine a bank's profitability?
d. Which theories are associated with a bank's profitability?
16. How are the variables measured in your study?” is:
Select one:
a. A research question
b. A measurement question
c. A research objective
d. A research hypothesis
17. Select one:
a. Social networks usage has a negative effect on the learning outcomes of
students in Ho Chi Minh City
b. Students' poor academic results are due to the heavy use of social media
c. The study will show how students use social networks in Ho Chi Minh City
d. To investigate the impact of social networks usage on the learning outcomes of
students in Ho Chi Minh City
18. If the research problem is “the impact of credit risk on a bank's profitability”,
the appropriate research objective will be:
Select one:
a. Credit risk has a positive impact on a bank's profitability
b. Credit risk management in banks
c. Recommendations to improve a bank's profitability
d. To analyse the effect of credit risk on a bank's profitability
19. Which of the following statements expresses the relationship between the
research goal and the research objectives in a study:
Select one:
a. Whereas the research objectives start with action-oriented words or verbs,
the research goal does not
b. Both indicate specific aspects of the topic that the researchers want to
investigate in a non-specific manner
c. The research objectives have no relationship with the research goal
d. The research objectives express "how" the researchers intend to structure
their research process to achieve their research goal
20. If your research question is "Does interest rate affect stock investment
returns?", the relevant research hypothesis will be:
Select one:
a. Interest rate has a negative impact on stock investment returns
b. It is not possible to state the research hypothesis in this case
c. If interest rates increase or decrease, stock investment returns will increase
d. Interest rates may or may not affect stock investment returns
