WGU-Research Foundations (C224): Pre-assmnt (58Qs) | 100% Correct Answers

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Q1. What is the purpose of evidence in research? - ✔✔Support theories Q2. A team of educational researchers plan to conduct a local study in the community in order to resolve a critical problem ... at hand. What variety of research does this represent? - ✔✔Action Q3. What is the name of the process where one determines the truth of a conclusion by determining the truth of the underlying premises? - ✔✔Deductive reasoning Q4. On a research wheel, which arrow represents the inductive method? - ✔✔The Exploratory arrow Q5. Theories A and B provide explanations for variance in students' academic performance. Both theories explain performance well; however, Theory A is more concise and succinct. Which approach for evaluating quality is applied to determine that Theory A is preferred for explaining the phenomenon? - ✔✔The rule of parsimony Q6. What is the primary objective of education research that studies a phenomenon about which little is known? - ✔✔To understand Q7. What does quantitative research attempt to test through the collection of numerical data? [Show More]

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