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WorksheetsSTA2024 Revision
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 14mins
Nicole wants to research whether or not psychological profiles can be used to reduce turnover in his company. Nicole is conducting:
Basic business research
Applied business research
Informal research
risky research
The phases of business research process are:
formulation, execution, and analytical
formulation, execution, analytical and debriefing
observation, discover, develop hypotheses, analyses, conclusions
discovery, analysis, hypotheses
A variable that is presumed to cause a change in another variable is called a(n) _____
categorical variable
dependent variable
intervening variable
independent variable
Which type of data is NOT considered as secondary data?
official documents
newspaper articles
archived research data
self-collected survey data
__________research studies is a category of research that aims to analyze characteristics of something.
Descriptive
Exploratory
Causal
Applied
Research philosophies refers to ________.
correct procedures in the discipline.
ideas.
objectives to consider in the research process.
approaches and the discipline.
Which of the following variables is considered interval data?
The gender of a person - female or male.
The IQ scores of a person.
The marital status.
The choice on a test item - true or false
A statement of the quantitative research question should NOT:
Specify the variable.
Extend the statement of purpose by specifying exactly the question(s) the researcher will address.
Help the research in selecting appropriate participants and measures.
build a grounded theory
The purpose of ______ research is to help in the process of developing a clear and precise statement of the research problem rather than in providing a definite answer.
business
applied
descriptive
exploratory
_____ is a field of study that addresses the application of moral principles and or ethical standards to human actions within the exchange process.
Psychology
Business ethics
Marketing
Organizational behaviour
All EXCEPT which of the following elements provide pressures and conflicts that produce ethical dilemmas?
Organizational
Professional
Individual
Legal
A research project is said to be _______ if another researcher could produce the same results using the identical procedure employed by the original researcher.
validity
reliability
replicable
accurate
Research is ______.
readily available information compiled and sold by various companies
a discerning pursuit of the truth
an electronic inventory of organizational knowledge
a contract between the research and the client
Fundamental research has little practical relevance.
True
False
All of the following describe the advantages of using internal researchers, EXCEPT:
familiar with organization culture, practice, policy etc.
would be an integral part of implementation and evaluation of the research recommendations.
receive better acceptance from staffs
better technical knowledge as compared to external researcher
This statement "To determine factors that increase employee motivation at work" is BEST described as ___________.
research problem
research gap
research statement
research objective
The question of “why Brand Y customers are switching to Brand X gradually?” is categorized as ________ question.
Causal
Descriptive
Exploratory
Case study
_________ is the best measure of central tendency because it is more precise.
Mean
Median
Mode
Standard deviation
Data collection helps to _________.
collect the research question and objective together.
review the literature review.
outline the research methods.
gather data, which will help to address the research question.
Survey research is cross-sectional and therefore:
high ecological validity but low in external validity
high in internal validity but low in reliability
high in replicability but low in internal validity
high in reliability by low in ecological validity
Which research paradigm is based on the interpretivism view of reality?
Mixed method research
Qualitative research
Quantitative research
Experimental research
A research plan should be:
detailed
given to others for review and comments
outlining the rationale for a research study
All of the above
Both simple random sampling and stratified random sampling are considered:
convenience sample
reliable sampling
probability sampling
non-probability sampling
Which of the following is NOT considered as a measure of dispersion?
Range
Variance
Standard Deviation
Mode
Which of the following is NOT part of the considerations for determining sampling design?
The research objective
The cost and time constraint
The size of the population
None of the above
Samuel is conducting a study to find out whether there is a change in mobile consumption behavior among women aged from 18-25 for a period of 6 years. Which type of analysis is most appropriate?
Cross-sectional study
Comparative study
Longitudinal study
Case study
Quasi-experimental design is used when:
the independent variable is too difficult to manipulate.
the participants are unwilling to do a regular experiment design.
randomly assigning people to groups is difficult or impossible.
None of the above.
"You have a soul". This is primarily a statement about _____.
ontology
deductive reasoning
metaphysics
sampling design
Which of the following statement does NOT explain purpose of conducting pre-test?
To show up any deficiencies in the procedure.
To ensure validity in measurement before the full scale study is carried out.
To serve as a dummy-run of a proposed research procedure.
None of the above.
Which of the following is NOT considered as sources for literature review?
Books
Journals
Conference Proceedings
Dissertations
None of the above
In qualitative research, sampling that involves selecting a crucial case that permits a logical inference about the phenomenon of interest is referred to as:
intensive sampling
maximum variation sampling
heterogeneous sampling
critical case sampling
To determine the quality of a study, a researcher needs to consider all the following, EXCEPT:
replication
validity
comparative
reliability
Serene is working on a research project on the effect of different classroom environments on first grader’s mental health. Based on prior research and theory, Serene hypothesized that negative classroom features, such as a lack of basic supplies would be associated with emotional and behavioural problems in children. Serene then found support for her hypothesis, demonstrating that policymakers should probably be paying more attention to the mental health outcomes of children’s school experiences, just as they track academic outcomes. What is the reasoning approach employed by Serene?
Deductive
Inductive
Abductive
Analytic
Which of the following method is most commonly associated with a lack of informed consent?
Covert observation
Structured interview
In-depth interview
Qualitative content analysis
Which of the following statement is NOT part of ethical concerns dealing with target respondents?
Obtaining informed concerns
Confidentiality and anonymity
Describe market characteristics
information collected should not be misused
Which of the following variable is NOT categorical?
The age in years of a person
The gender of a person
The choice of a test: True or False
The marital status of a person
Based on Guba and Lincoln (1985), which of the following component(s) is used to enhance authenticity of qualitative data?
Ontological authenticity
Educative authenticity
Catalytic authenticity
Fairness
To predict the value of the dependent variable for a new case based on the knowledge of one or more independent variables, a researcher would use:
Correlation analysis
Regression analysis
Chi-square test
MANOVA
Which of the following factors determine the sampling size?
Cost and time constraints
Size of the population
Amount of variability in the population
Research objectives
The purpose of conducting pre-test is:
To identify and eliminate potential problems
To eliminate questions that do not provide adequate information.
To revise questions that cause problems.
To minimise bias
