Which section of a technical report includes discussions of sampling design, research design and data collection

Business Research Methods Questions1. Which section of a technical report includes discussions of sampling design, researchdesign and data collectiona. Backgroundb. Introductionc. Methodologyd. Conclusione. All of the abovef. B and A2. According to the text, which of the following orders is the recommended in theflowchart of the development of a research idea?a. Research topic, research problem, research purpose, research question, hypothesisb. Research topic, research purpose, research problem, research question, hypothesisc. Research topic, research problem, research purpose, research question, hypothesisd. Research topic, hypothesis, research problem, research question, research purposee. none of the abovef. Research topic, research question, research problem, hypothesis3. …….. is regarded as reasoning from the general to particulara) Inductionb) deductionc) rationald) none of thesee) A and Bg) All of them4. Which of the following statement about survey research is Not truea. Gathers information from people using a questionnaireb. Gathers primary datac. Holds the greatest potential for establishing causal relationshipd. Maybe conducted by mail, personal interviews or telephonee. A and Cf. None of the above5. Why is the statement “What are the effects of extracurricular activities on cognitivedevelopment of school age children” not a good statement of a quantitative researchquestion?a. Because there is no connection between extracurricular activities and cognitivedevelopmentb. Because there are not enough school age children engaged in extracurricularactivities to conduct the studyc. Because the study would be too difficult to do given all the different extracurricularactivitiesd. Because the statement was not specific enough to provide an understanding of thevariables being investigatede. Specifies a research hypothesis to be testedf. Suggest new relationships and make new predictions6. Theis expected to influence thea. Independent variable; moderating variableb. Independent variable; dependent variablec. Dependent variable; independent variabled. Dependent variable; moderating variablee. B and Cf. None of the above.7. When a researcher holds a 75 minutes discussion with a manager in order todetermine the manager’s ideas about the feasibility of a new product launch, this is anexample of a(n)a. Case studyb. In –depth interviewc. Secondary data analysisd. Primary data analysise. B and Cf. All of the above8.are original works of research or raw data without interpretation thatrepresent an official opinion or position.a. Primary sourcesb. Secondary sourcesc. Statistical sourcesd. Bibliographiese. A and Bf. All of the above9. Which of the following is a common problem with secondary research dataa. Out-dated informationb. Different definition of termsc. Different unit of measurementd. A,B and Ce. A and Cf. All of the above10. Any procedure that uses a small number of items or people to make a conclusionregarding a larger group known as the population is calleda. Statisticsb. Samplingc. Surveyingd. Probabilitye. Random selectionf. None of the above11. Reducing data to a manageable size, developing summaries, and applying statisticaltechnics are all aspects ofa. Samplingb. Data collectionc. Pilot testingd. Data modificatione. Data analysisf. All of the above12. If a sampling design is chosen, the process for choosing the sample must give everyperson within the target population a known nonzero chance of selectiona. Censusb. Judgementc. Non-probabilityd. Probabilitye. Equalityf. All of the above13.theory represents the common view of the nature of therelationship between theory and research.a.b.c.d.e.f.InductionDeductionRationalnone of theseB and CA and B14. A ………. is a statement about observable phenomena that may bejudged as true or false.a) Operational definitionb) Conceptc) Propositiond) Hypothesise) Censusf ) Judgement15. The ………research leads to discovery of new theories and developmentof existing theories.a) Pureb) Exploratoryc) Appliedd) Experimentale) Discoveryf) Formative16. The…………..study is always adopted where only little knowledge or information abouta problem is available.a) Situationalb) Causalc) Descriptived) Exploratorye) None of thesef) B and C17. Plan of study of a researcher is called the…………….. .a) Research designb) Research methodc) Research procedured) Research probleme) Research analysisf) All of the above18. The non-random sampling type that involves selecting a convenience sample from apopulation with a specific set of characteristics for your research study is called ____.a. Convenience samplingb. Quota samplingc. Purposive samplingd. Snowball samplinge. Systematic Samplingf. Cluster sampling19. A questionnaire is a devise that is most frequently used in collecting……….Data.a) Secondaryb) Primaryc) Both a and bd) None of thesee) Tertiaryf) All of the above20. A……………… is a set of questions which are asked and filled in by theinterviewer in a face to face situation with another person.a) Scheduleb) Questionnairec) Checklistd) None of thesee) Determinerf) Interval21. When questionnaire is posted to informants, it is called………….(a) Simple questionnaire(b) Open ended questionnaire(c) Mailed questionnaire(d) Anonymous questionnairee) A and Cf) None of the above22. Random sampling is also called ……… sampling.(a) Probability(b) Non probability(c) Accidental(d) Snow balle) Phenomenon(f) Coincidental23. If variable can take only exact values, it is called ……variables.(a) Dependent(b) independent(c) continuous(d) discrete(e) Normal(f) binomial24. Students taught first aid by programmed instruction will achieve at a higher level thanthose taught first aid by the traditional method." The independent variable in thishypothesis is:a) studentsb) level of achievementc) programmed instructiond) method of instructione) Flexibility and perseverancef) Sympathetic supervisors25. When planning to do social research, it is better to:a) Approach the topic with an open mindb) Do a pilot study before getting stuck into itc) Be familiar with the literature on the topicd) Forget about theory because this is a very practical undertakinge) A and Cf) None of the above26. Which comes first, theory or research?a) Theory, because otherwise you are working in the darkb) Research, because that’s the only way you can develop a theoryc) It depends on your point of viewd) The question is meaningless, because you can’t have one without the othere) B and Df) All of the above27. Which of the following is not a data-collection method?a) Research questionsb) Unstructured interviewingc) Postal survey questionnairesd) Participant observatione) Both a and bf) None of these28. Literature in the context of a research project is?a. Published accounts of research that has been carried out and completed.b. Any paper resource.c. Any written material.d. Any highly regarded novel or booke. Magazinesf. Newspaper article29. Ethics can be defined asa.b.c.d.e.f.A process of reasoning in terms of the right thing to do.Rules governing society.The basis of the criminal code.A list of rights and wrongsA and CAll of the above30. Reflexivity is:a. The fast response the researcher makes to every development in the research project.b. The relationship that develops between the researcher and the research project.c. The researcher’s active, thoughtful engagement with every aspect and development oftheir research.d. A reflection on the relationship between the researcher and the research project.e. D and Af. None of the above31. The principle of informed consent is:a. Of little use in business research.b. Essential to the relationship between the researcher and the research project.c. A key ethical concern.d. A key data gathering method.e. B and Cf. All of the above32. Every research project should make a contribution:a. To the researcher’s development.b. None of thesec. To knowledge.d. In terms of methodologye. A and Cf. Financially33. In carrying out the research, the researcher should engage properly and thoroughlywith:a. Business managersb. The media.c. The literature on the topic.d. Their peers.e. Art and sciencef. All of the above34. The methodological framework is:a. The first framework in the four frameworks approach to the research project.b. The second framework in the four frameworks approach to the research project.c.d.e.f.The third framework in the four frameworks approach to the research project.The fourth framework in the four frameworks approach to the research project.A and BAll of the above35. Which research paradigm is based on the pragmatic view of reality?a. quantitative researchb. qualitative researchc. mixed researchd. none of thesee. observationf. All of the above36. Research in which the researcher uses the qualitative paradigm for one phase and thequantitative paradigm for another phase is known as ______.a. action researchb. basic researchc. quantitative researchd. mixed method researche. mixed model researchf. All of the above37. A researcher studies achievement by children in poorly funded elementary schools.She develops a model that posits parent involvement as an important variable. Shebelieves that parent involvement has an impact on children by increasing theirmotivation to do school work. Thus, in her model, greater parent involvement leads tohigher student motivation, which in turn creates higher student achievement. Studentmotivation is what kind of variable in this study?a. Manipulated variableb. Extraneous variablec. Confounding variabled. Mediating or intervening variablee. Experimentalf. Causal-comparative38. Which of the following are principles of questionnaire construction?a. Consider using multiple methods when measuring abstract constructsb. Use multiple items to measure abstract constructsc. Avoid double-barreled questionsd. All of the abovee. Only b and cf. none of these39. The researcher has secretly placed him or herself (as a member) in the group that isbeing studied. This researcher may be which of the following?a. A complete participantb. An observer-as-participantc. A participant-as-observerd. None of the abovee. A and Bf. Protocol40. Researchers use both open-ended and closed-ended questions to collect data. Whichof the following statements is true?a. Open-ended questions directly provide quantitative data based on the researcher’spredetermined response categoriesb. Closed-ended questions provide quantitative data in the participant’s own wordsc. Open-ended questions provide qualitative data in the participant’s own wordsd. Closed-ended questions directly provide qualitative data in the participants’ ownwordse. All of the abovef. Only b and c41. Which of the following is not a form of nonrandom sampling?a. Snowball samplingb. Convenience samplingc. Quota samplingd. Purposive samplinge. They are all forms of nonrandom samplingf. C and D42. People who are available, volunteer, or can be easily recruited are used in thesampling method called ______.a. Simple random samplingb. Cluster samplingc. Systematic samplingd. Convenience samplinge. all of thesef. none of the above43. A review of the literature prior to formulating research questions allows theresearcher to do which of the following?a. To become familiar with prior research on the phenomenon of interestb. To identify potential methodological problems in the research areac. To develop a list of pertinent problems relative to the phenomenon of interestd. All of the abovee. Integrating and summarizing current knowledgef. Making predictions44. Research hypotheses are ______.a. Formulated prior to a review of the literatureb. Statements of predicted relationships between variablesc. Stated such that they can be confirmed or refutedd. b and ce. a must have in any researchf. Are always stated after the research study has been completed45. The Method section of the research plan typically specifiesa. The research participantsb. The results of prior studies that address the phenomena of interestc. The apparatus, instruments, and materials for the research studyd. The planned research procedurese. a, c and df. none of the above