Assessment

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

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

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

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

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

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

7) You are guilty of plagiarism if you:

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

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

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

11) Applied research is directed towards    

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20) What is self-plagiarism?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29) Expert opinion survey is a technique used in   

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

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

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

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

34) Research involves all of the following except   

35) The _____ measures the spread of the data.

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

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

38) The process not needed in experimental research is:

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

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