1. Which of the following BEST describes a research design?
A. It is the blueprint of a would-be study that you plan to conduct
which you use to integrate its components.
B. Research design is determined on the problem of your interest.
C. Research design is the blueprint and the overall strategy a
researcher use to put together in a coherent way the different
components of the study.
D. Research design is the topic that you choose to conduct a
research about.

2. A sound research design has the following things EXCEPT
A. Clearly and explicitly specified hypotheses unimportant to the
problem selected.
B. Effectively describe the data which will be necessary for an
adequate test of the hypotheses and explain how such data
will be obtained.
C. Identify the research problem clearly and justify its selection,
D. Review previously published literature associated with the
problem area.

3.What research design is used when you intend to give a quantitative
or numeric description of trends, attitudes or opinions of a
population in studying its sample?
A. Correlational
B. Evaluative Research research design?
C. Methodological
D. Survey

4. You use the non-experimental research design when ___
A. the phenomena occur naturally and there is no external
variables.
B. you compare the pre-test and the post-test within one
group
C. you want to control both time-related and group-related
threats.
D. you want to control the situation.

5. Earl observes that most of his classmates are addicted in playing
online games and are not focused on their studies. He wants to know
the effects of this behavior to his classmates’ academic performance.

What kind of research design should be used in the given
situation? Why? Indicate the type of research design to be used and
explain your answer in your own words. Have at least 10 sentences for
your explanation.
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