RMB QUIZ for Batch 2019-21

A review of the literature prior to formulating research questions allows the researcher to

• Provide an up-to-date understanding of the subject, its significance, and structure

• Guide the development of research questions

• Present the kinds of research methodologies used in previous studies

• All of the above

Research hypotheses are:

• Formulated prior to a review of the literature

• Statements of predicted relationships between variables

• Both A and B

• None of the Above

A variable that is presumed to cause a change in another variable is called:

• An intervening variable

• A dependent variable

• An independent variable

• A numerical variable

Which of the following can be described as a nominal variable?

• Annual income

• Age

• Annual Sales

• Geographical location of a firm

A positive correlation occurs when:

• Two variables remain constant

• Two variables move in the same direction

• One variable goes up and the other goes down

• Two variables move in opposite directions

What do we call data that are used for a new study but which were collected by an earlier researcher for a different set of research questions?

• Secondary data

• Field notes

• Qualitative data

• Primary data

When each member of a population has an equal chance of being selected, this is called:

• A snowball sample

• A stratified sample

• A non-random sample

• A Simple random sample

The measure of the extent to which responses vary from the mean is called:

• The mode

• The normal distribution

• The standard deviation

• The variance

To compare the performance of a group at time T1 and then at T2, we would use:

• A chi-squared test

• One-way analysis of variance

• Analysis of variance

• A paired t-test

Which of the following is not a data-collection method?

• Research questions

• Unstructured interviewing

• Postal survey questionnaires

• Participant observation