Betty is working on the research methodology for her study on the relationship between anxiety and
being a caregiver. She is in the process of formulating the research and null hypotheses.
For the
research hypothesis, she postulates that anxiety is negatively related to being a caregiver. What
would be her null hypothesis?
a) There is no relationship between anxiety and being a caregiver
b) Anxiety is positively related to being a caregiver
c) As anxiety increases, quality of being a caregiver decreases
d) As anxiety increases, quality of being a caregiver increases
Research participants are crucial to social work research. At times it is the individual, group, or
communities that can be the unit of analysis, but the common denominator among many studies is the
inclusion of research participants.
What information about the research participants is important to
include when highlighting the background material of a project?
a) Demographic characteristics
b) Outcomes
c) Amount of previous research participation
d) Personal identifiers
A group of researchers are using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) for analyzing
data. They are eager to begin the analysis because they expect that the research hypothesis will be
confirmed.
In terms of the data, it was collected from observations from the hospital's emergency
room. What type of observational research did they conduct?
a) Unstructured
b) Structured
c) Survey
d) Participatory Action
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