Academic Skills & Methodology

Because of the nature of induction, the conclusion can be thought of as ________.

• fact

• one explanation among many

• proof

• evidence

Data collected by observation of which aisle a store visitor takes when entering would be

• secondary data

• nominal data

• ordinal data

• interval data

A customer is an individual who shops at least twice a week and spends at least 20 euros. This is a(n) ......

• hypothetical construct

• conceptual scheme

• operational definition

• dictionary definition

The research discovered that employees had different preferences than employers. This is ......

• a finding

• an insight

• a fact

• a recommendation

• data

Concepts are more ________, while constructs are more ________.

• concrete; abstract

• abstract; concrete

• intangible; tangible

• conceptual; factual

The author examined the characteristics of eleven successful companies by studying the full context of each organization

• case study

• exploratory study

• descriptive study

• causal study

To assess opinions towards President Trump's plan for immigration reform is a(n) ________ study

• monitoring

• longitudinal

• cross-sectional

• experimental

Which of the following trade-offs is accurate? "Research designs may be viewed as being ________

• exploratory or experimental

• cross-sectional or case

• descriptive or causal

• longitudinal or statistical

A survey about factors affecting brand loyalty that will be sent to all Hilton club members is a(n)...

• sample

• population

• census

• extent

Estimates of precision are possible with ________ samples.

• nonprobability

• judgement

• quota

• probability