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WorksheetsBUSINESS RESEARCH QUIZ
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
A graph that uses vertical bars to represent data is called:
a. A vertical graph
b. A line graph
c. A bar chart
d. A pie chart
Which form of reasoning is the process of drawing a specific conclusion from a set of premises?
a. Positivistic reasoning
b. Objective reasoning
c. Deductive reasoning
d. Inductive reasoning
An ordinal scale is:
a. The simplest form of measurement
b. A rank-order scale of measurement
c. A scale with equal intervals between ranks
d. A scale with an absolute zero point
Which of the following is a form of research typically conducted by managers and other professionals to address issues in their organizations and/or professional practice?
a. Predictive research
b. Action research
c. Professional research
d. Basic research
Adopting ethical principles in research means:
a. Selected informants give their consent
b. Deception is only used when necessary
c. The researcher is anonymous
d. Avoiding harm to participants
The key defining characteristic of experimental research is that:
a. A positive correlation exists
b. Samples are large
c. Hypotheses are proved
d. The independent variable is manipulated
Which of the following is a good research question?
a. To identify the relationship between self-efficacy and student job searching behaviors
b. Students with higher levels of self-efficacy will demonstrate more active job searching behaviors
c. Do students with high levels of self-efficacy demonstrated more active job searching behaviors?
d. To produce a report on student job searching behaviours
Research that seeks to examine the findings of a study by using the same design but a different sample is which of the following?
a. An exploratory study
b. Hypothesis testing
c. An empirical study
d. A replication study
Which of the following should not be a criterion for a good research project?
a. Demonstrates the abilities of the researcher
b. Develops the skills of the researcher
c. Is dependent on the completion of other projects
d. Demonstrate the integration of different fields of knowledge
When people are ready available, volunteer, or are easily recruited to the sample, this is called:
a. Random sampling
b. Stratified sampling
c. Convenience sample
d. Snowball sampling
A variable that is presumed to cause a change in another variable is called:
a. A dependent variable
b. A numerical variable
c. An intervening variable
d. An independent variable
Research that uses qualitative methods for one phase and quantitative methods for the next phase is known as:
a. Mixed-method research
b. Pragmatic research
c. Quantitative research
d. Action research
Interview questions should:
a. Lead the respondent
b. Probe sensitive issues
c. Be delivered in a neutral tone
d. Test the respondents' powers of memory
Plagiarism can be avoided by:
a. Cut and pasting from the Internet
b. Copying the work of others accurately
c. Paraphrasing the author's text in your own words
d. Quoting directly without revealing the source
When conducting an interview, asking questions such as: What else? Or 'Could you expand on that?' are all forms of:
a. Category questions
b. Probes
c. Protocols
d. Structured responses
How much confidence should you place in a single research study?
a. Both
b. Neither
c. You should completely trust a single research study
d. You should trust research findings after different researches have replicated the findings
Which of the following will produce the least sampling error?
a. A large sample based on random sampling
b. A small sample based on random sampling
c. A large sample based on convenience sampling
d. A large snowball sample
Ethical problems can arise when researching the Internet because:
a. Researchers may fake their identities
b. Internet research has to be covert
c. Respondents may fake their identities
d. Everyone has access to digital media
Which of the following can be described as a nominal variable?
a. Annual sales
b. Age
c. Annual income
d. Geographical location of a firm
The measure of the extent to which responses vary from the mean is called:
a. The standard deviation
b. The variance
c. The mode
d. The normal distribution
Which research method is a bottom-up approach to research?
a. Explanatory method
b. Deductive method
c. Exploratory method
d. Inductive method
Sometimes a comprehensive review of the literature prior to data collection is not recommended by:
a. Ethnometodology
b. Feminist theory
c. Symbolic interactionism
d. Grounded theory
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?
a. Qualitative data
b. Secondary data
c. Primary data
d. Filed notes
In preparing for a presentation, you should do all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Practice the presentation
b. Take an advanced look, if possible, at the facilities.
c. Get to know more about your audience
d. Ignore your nerves
When each member of a population has an equal chance of being selected, this is called:
a. A non-random sample
b. A stratified sample
c. A snowball sample
d. A random probability sample
A researcher designs an experiment to test how variables interact to influence job-seeking behaviors. The main purpose of the study-
a. Explanation
b. Description
c. Exploration
d. Prediction
All of the following are sources of secondary data EXCEPT:
a. The researcher's research diary
b. A television documentary
c. Official statistics
d. A company's annual report
A test accurately indicates an employees' scores on a future criterion (e.g., conscientiousness). What kind of validity is this?
a. Predictive
b. Content
c. Face
d. Concurrent
A theory:
a. Should be viewed uncritically
b. Is an accumulated body of knowledge
c. Is independent of research methodology
d. Includes inconsequential ideas
Interviewing is the favoured approach EXCEPT when:
a. It is important to ask supplementary questions
b. There is a need for highly personalized data
c. High numbers of respondents are needed
d. Respondents have difficulty with written language
