Business research methods

 

1.       What is primary research?

• Gaining new information

• Researching information that exists

• Collecting primary and secondary sources

• Synthesizing information from sources

1.       The following are examples of Qualitative Data

• shoe size, shoe cost, amount of shoes owned

• shoe size, shoe cost, preference of shoes

• preferences of shoes, shoe color, shoe brands owned

• shoe brands owned, shoe color, amount of shoes owned

What is secondary research?

• Gaining new information

• Researching information that already exists

• Collecting data

• Answering a hypothesis

The following are examples of Quantitative data?

• time spent on the computer, number of words typed per minute, cost of computers

• computer brand preferences, how long people type on a computer, how people feel about computer use in schools.

• cost of computers, computer brand preferences, how people feel about computers

• number of words typed per minute, computer brand preferences, how people feel about computers in school

Which of these are steps in the primary research process? (Select more than one)

• Collect Data

• Write a Conclusion

• State the Research Design

• Collect Primary and Secondary Sources

• Organize your notes

1.       Quantitative or Qualitative ? Favorite season

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

• Both

• None

1.       Quantitative or Qualitative? Distance a paper airplane flies

• Both

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

• None

1.       Quantitative or Qualitative? What do 7th grade students prefer to order in the cafeteria?

• Qualitative

• Both

• None

• Quantitative

1.       Quantitative or Qualitative? Length of time spent on a research project.

• Quantitative

• Both

• Qualitative

• None

What is the effect of amount of sunlight on plant growth?’ Is an example of a _____research question?

• Descriptive

• Correlational

• Experimental

• Historical