In which section of a research article is a reader most likely to find suggestions

1. If other researchers use the same methods as a paper but cannot achieve the same results, the paper could be said to lack:

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   • Which section of a research article is a reader most likely to find suggestions for possible practical applications of the research and for future research on the topic?
   • Which section of the research article is most likely to provide suggestions for additional research?
   • In which section of a research article would a reader find an explanation for the findings?
   • Which section of a research article is most likely to provide suggestions for additional research introduction method results discussion?
   a. repetition
   b. replicability
   c. reliability
   d. validity
   

2. One of the most important aspects of the results and discussion section is:

   a. an elaborate interpretation of the findings
   b. a repeat of the literature review
   c. a statement of how a research question was answered
   d. a justification for why either quantitative or qualitative methods were used
   

3. When presenting the results from the interviews for the qualitative analysis:

   a. it is important to include the participants' names
   b. do not include any background information about the case
   c. be sure to explain which codes, categories, and themes emerged from content analysis
   d. it is important to explain how process tracing was used to link the independent and dependent variables together
   

4. Which of the following should not be included in the methods and data section?

   a. The operationalization of the concepts used in the analysis
   b. The source of data analyzed
   c. An explanation of statistical tests performed
   d. An interpretation of the research findings
   

5. An abstract generally should:

   a. be short
   b. include an argument for the validity of indicators
   c. include an argument on how previous scholarship guided the researcher
   d. not state the research question
   

6. Where should a research paper's overall conclusion first be seen by a reader?

   a. Conclusions
   b. Introduction
   c. Theory and Hypotheses
   d. Abstract
   

7. Which section should provide recommendations of how other researchers could improve on research be included?

   a. Methods and Data
   b. Results and Discussion
   c. References
   d. Conclusion
   

8. Which of the following is NOT a likely reason for a negative finding?

   a. Indicators the researcher used were not reliable or valid
   b. The sample was not an appropriate representation of the research population
   c. The literature review was not complete
   d. The theory is incorrect
   

9. What is meant by the “frame” of a paper?

   a. The abstract and literature review
   b. The literature review, methods and data, and results and conclusion section
   c. The introduction and conclusion
   d. The abstract, introduction, and conclusion
   

10. Which of the following is the correct order to write a research paper?

    a. Literature review, theory and hypotheses, methods and data, results and discussion, conclusion, introduction, abstract, references
    b. Introduction, theory and hypotheses, literature review, methods and data,results and discussion, conclusion, abstract, references
    c. Methods and data, theory and hypotheses, literature review, results and discussion, conclusion, abstract, references
    d. Abstract, literature review, theory and hypothesis, results and discussion, methods and data, conclusion, references
    

11. True or False: Correlation in quantitative analysis does not imply causation

    a. True
    b. False
    

12. The Literature Review:

    a. is the main focus of a research paper
    b. is not the main focus of a research paper
    c. should thoroughly explain the hypotheses and theories
    d. should explain the results of your own research
    

13. The methods and data section should outline:

    a. how the researcher answered his or her research question
    b. the researcher's theories and hypotheses
    c. the researcher's results
    d. the researcher's conclusions
    

14. Which of the following is a general outline organized by predetermined sections?

    a. Template
    b. Platform
    c. Sketch
    d. Proposal
    

15. A significant result should be balanced with its:

    a. magnitude
    b. theory
    c. conclusion
    d. correlation
    

16. What is ex post theorizing?

    a. The conclusion of your findings
    b. Creating a theory prior to your research
    c. How your hypothesis related to your theory
    d. The development of new explanations based on what you now understand
    

17. Which of the following is NOT one of the three main points you should include in your conclusion?

    a. Reiterating whether or not you were able to support your hypotheses with the data you collected and analyzed with either the quantitative or qualitative analyses
    b. Providing the reader an idea of how the research could have been improved and if new questions based on the research findings have emerged.
    c. Creating a new control variable that will alter the findings in order to conform to your hypothesis
    d. Containing a discussion of how the findings from the research can be generalized to other cases.
    

18. Which word should you avoid using in your paper?

    a. Prove
    b. Conclude
    c. Generalization
    d. Inconclusive
    

19. Why is it important to write a strong abstract, introduction, and conclusion?

    a. Because these are often the sections that readers study first
    b. Because these are the only sections that contain the research question and overall findings of the research project
    c. Because these are the shortest sections of the paper
    d. Because of replicability
    

20. An abstract can sometimes look like:

    a. a literature review
    b. a methods and data section
    c. an annotated bibliography
    d. operationalization
    

Which section of a research article is a reader most likely to find suggestions for possible practical applications of the research and for future research on the topic?

Which section of the research article is most likely to provide suggestions for additional research?

In which section of a research article would a reader find an explanation for the findings?

Which section of a research article is most likely to provide suggestions for additional research introduction method results discussion?