Assessment

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

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

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

4) Research involves all of the following except   

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

6) The _____ measures the spread of the data.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14) What is self-plagiarism?

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

16) Applied research is directed towards    

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

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

19) The process not needed in experimental research is:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

32) Expert opinion survey is a technique used in   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

40) You are guilty of plagiarism if you: