RESEARCH METHODS - MAY 2017

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RESEARCH METHODS
FRIDAY: 26 MAY 2017
QUESTION ONE
(a)      Explain the four steps followed in cluster sampling. (4 marks)
(b)     Examine fours sources of knowledge in research. (4 marks)
(c)     Discuss four hints that would help a researcher to determine the scope of literature review. (4 marks)
(d)     (i) Explain the purpose of descriptive statics in research. (2 marks)
(ii) Summarize three factors that determine the choice of statistical procedure in data analysis. (6 marks)

QUESTION TWO
(a)     Identify six main features of scientific research. (6 marks)
(b)     Describe four steps you would follow in formulating a research problem. (4 marks)
(c)     Discuss five reasons for the importance of research in modern times. (10 marks)

QUESTION THREE
(a)      (i) Describe the questionnaire method of data collection. (4 marks)
(ii) Outline four advantages of administering questionnaires online. (4 marks)
(b)     Citing an example in each case, discuss four types of scales used in data measurement. (8 marks)
(c)     Explain two types of hypothesis. (4 marks)

QUESTION FOUR
(a)    Explain the concept of simple random sampling as used in research. (4 marks)
(b)   Highlight six problems encountered by enumerators and researchers during fieldwork. (6 marks)
(c)    Discuss five contents of a popular research report. (6 marks)

QUESTION FIVE
(a)     Summarize four features of quantitative research. (4 marks)
(b)     Explain four common errors made in research. (4 marks)
(c)     Identify four challenges that a researcher could face while using internet as a medium of research. (4 marks)
(d)      (i) Analyse four limitations of survey research. (4 marks)
(ii) Distinguish between “basic research” and “applied research”. (4 marks)

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