Assessment

1) Large, representative samples are often used in _________.

2) Newton gave three basic laws of motion. This research is categorized as:

3) Which type of research allows decision makers to make causal inferences?

4) Which type of research design involves observing and describing a phenomenon without manipulating any variables?

5) Research involves all of the following except   

6) Which of the following is a stage of the data preparation process?

7) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a well-defined research problem?

8) For any study you should question the validity and reliability of:

9) All of the following are recognized as disadvantages of using telephone interviewing to collect research data EXCEPT:

10)  _____ is a problem that requires taking a decision on what information is needed and how it can be obtained in the most feasible way  

11)  _____________is carried on for the solving of a particular problem or for guiding a specific decision and usually its results are private.

12) As a practice in most management research studies _____ research is preceded by appropriate _____ research.  

13) The process not needed in experimental research is:

14)  _________ is research conducted to define the problem and identify possible courses of action.

15) Which of the following is a stage of the data preparation process?

16) Sampling techniques that use chance selection procedures are called:

17) What is the name of the conceptual framework in which the research is carried out?

18)  _____ means that the researcher alters the level of the experimental variable in specific increments.

19) In comparison to primary data, secondary data can be collected    

20) The primary objective of _____ is to provide insights and an understanding of the problem confronting the researcher  

21) Which of the following statements about the research process is not true?   

22) A typical problem definition process involves all the following steps except:   

23) The _____ measures the spread of the data.

24) Which of the following research types is concerned with collecting and analyzing data through observation or experimentation?

25) Similar questions asked at different points in the questionnaire increase its

26) Which of the following research types aims to explain why a particular
Does a phenomenon or situation occur?

27) In which of the following interviewer bias is very high and thus a problem? 

28)  __________ is the collection of elements or objects that possess the information sought by the researcher and about which inferences are to be made.

29)  ..........is a framework or blueprint for conducting the research project.

30) What type of research is being conducted to answer the question: "What is the average age of our employees?

31) A study is based on 30 people (across three focus groups). What type of study is this?

32) Applied research is directed towards    

33) You are guilty of plagiarism if you:

34) ______ is required to manipulate one or more independent variables to measure its effect on

35) Expert opinion survey is a technique used in   

36) To get more insight into problem definition and objectives, one requires

37) Which of the following refers to a gap in knowledge or a real-world issue that a researcher seeks to investigate?

38) What is self-plagiarism?

39) Which type of research allows decision makers to make causal inferences?

40)  __________________is intended to expand the body of knowledge in a field or to provide knowledge for the use of others.