20MS3008_BRM_MCQ 1

A __________ is a definition specifically invented to represent an abstract phenomena for a given research project

• Concept

• Construct

• Conceptual Scheme

• Operational Definition

A _________ is a bundle of meanings or characteristics associated with certain concrete, unambiguous events, objects, conditions, or situations.

A variable is used as a synonym for the concept being studied.

• True

• False

A ________ is a statement about observable phenomena that may be judged as true or false.

• hypothesis

• variable

• concept

• proposition

A ______ is a set of systematically interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions that are advanced to explain or predict phenomena.

• preposition

• hypothesis

• theory

• model

Income, Temperature, Age are examples of discrete variabes.

• True

• False

___________ variables have only two values that reflect the absence or presence of a property.

A ___________ is a framework or blueprint for conducting the research project.  It details the procedures necessary for obtaining the information needed to structure or solve research problems

• research proposal

• research design

• research component

• research orientation

_________ is the application of the scientific method in searching for the truth about business phenomena.

• Business Research

• Business Induction

• Business Science

All of the following are types of business research EXCEPT:

• Exploratory

• Selective

• Descriptive

• Casual