Title: Self Test Beyond Data Collection and Analysis
Course: UGQuants (SSPS) > Section: Beyond data collection and analysis

Question 1

Which of the following sources of funding is the key source of research funding in the UK?

- Research Councils
Feedback: Correct.
- Government Departments
Feedback: Incorrect. The Research Councils are the biggest funders.
- Trusts & Charities
Feedback: Incorrect. The Research Councils are the biggest funders.
- Commercial bodies
Feedback: Incorrect. The Research Councils are the biggest funders.

Question 2

Which of the following devolved administrations provides funding for research?

- All of these.
Feedback: Correct.
- Scottish Government
Feedback: Incorrect. All of them do.
- Northern Ireland Executive
Feedback: Incorrect. All of them do.
- Welsh Assembly Government
Feedback: Incorrect. All of them do.

Question 3 - True or false?

The intellectual ownership of research funded by commercial bodies is less likely to reside with the researcher than research funded by the research councils.

- True
Feedback: Correct.
- False
Feedback: Incorrect.

Question 4

Who is the key producer of official statistics in the UK?

- Office for National Statistics
Feedback: Correct.
- NatCen and ScotCen
Feedback: Incorrect. It's the b. Office for National Statistics.
- Private research agencies
Feedback: Incorrect. It's the b. Office for National Statistics.
- UK Statistics Authority
Feedback: Incorrect. It's the b. Office for National Statistics.

Question 5

At what point of the research process should researchers be concerned with data management?

- At all stages of the research process.
Feedback: Correct.
- When data analysis has been completed.
Feedback: Incorrect. Data management is important at all stages of the research process.
- When data collection has been completed.
Feedback: Incorrect. Data management is important at all stages of the research process.
- When planning the project.
Feedback: Incorrect. Data management is important at all stages of the research process.

Question 6

When documenting our data, which of the following details does not need to be included?

- Details of the research findings
Feedback: Correct.
- Details of the research aims and objective
Feedback: Incorrect.
- Details of the sampling strategy
Feedback: Incorrect.
- Details of the data file structure
Feedback: Incorrect.

Question 7

What is the most secure way to store data?

- Networked drive
Feedback: Correct.
- PC / laptop
Feedback: Incorrect. It's a networked drive.
- External storage device such as a USB flash drive
Feedback: Incorrect. It's a networked drive.
- Remote / online backup services
Feedback: Incorrect. It's a networked drive.

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of bad practice when reporting survey findings?

- Reporting only results which support our theories.
Feedback: Correct. A researcher should always aim to objectively take all possibilities into consideration, not just those that suit him or her best.
- Adjusting the level of technical language used according to the target audience.
Feedback: Incorrect.
- Reporting results in an ethical manner.
Feedback: Incorrect.
- Assuming no prior knowledge on the part of the reader when presenting tables / figures.
Feedback: Incorrect.