Research Designs

question 95

Multiple Choice

Research designs

• A)should be strictly limited to the three classifications of exploratory,descriptive,and causal because a given study should serve only one purpose.
• B)should stem from the problem.
• C)are productive in a given problem setting no matter how the principles are applied.
• D)should not be modified to suit specific purposes.
• E)are specific in that they instruct the researcher in terms of the single,best way to precede in a given study.

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Definitions:

Compound

A chemical entity consisting of two or more atoms from different elements bonded together in a specific geometrical arrangement.

Spectral Data

Information derived from the analysis of a spectrum, used to identify the composition, physical properties, and structure of molecules.

Fragmentations

The breaking of chemical bonds within molecules to produce smaller, often radical or ionic, fragments, typically occurring in mass spectrometric analysis or chemical reactions.

MS

Mass spectrometry, an analytical technique used for measuring the mass-to-charge ratio of ions to identify and quantify molecules in a sample.