MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Fall 2009
STA630- Research Methods
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Who, among the following, wrote the book "Research Methods for Business"?
Zikmund, W.
( Se%ara!) *+
Dessler, .
!euman, W.".

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What does an em#iricist belie$e?
%ll the knowledge that we ha$e of life after death can be used in research.
( ,!o-led.e ! the /or0 o/ 1/acts2 should 3e .a!ed throu.h se!sor4
e56ere!ce+
Research conducted within the British &m#ire was biased and unreliable.
Research should not alwa's necessaril' rel' on the scientific methods.
Reference(
)ow do we actuall' know the things we know? *eo#le told us some of them, we read
about some of them and others we saw, or felt for oursel$es. +his is at the heart of
em#iricism , we ac-uire knowledge through our sensor' #erce#tions. .t follows that the
em#iricist a##roach to research is to gather information through obser$ation of the /real/
world and let theor' emerge as a kind of conclusion. We should not start out with a
theor', an em#iricist might sa', and find facts which seem to suit. !ow, although this
discussion might seem a bit too #hiloso#hical for some and conse-uentl', a bit esoteric,
most social research de#ends on /em#irical/ data. What this means is that most research
studies include -uite a bit of #rimar' data gathering and are not 0ust limited to musing
about what others ha$e said.
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%ction research usuall' takes #lace in a single school because1
( It s des.!ed to a!s-er 7uesto!s a3out 06ro8!. 6ractce ! a 6artcular
sett!.+
.t is difficult to secure #ermission to stud' students in multi#le schools.
+eachers do not ha$e the necessar' skills to conduct research across multi#le
settings.
Data collection methods used in action research are designed for single settings.

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Which of the following is characteristic of action research?
2ariables are tightl' controlled.
Results are generali3able.
Results demonstrate cause,and,effect relationshi#s.
Data are usuall' -ualitati$e.

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Which of the following statements is +R4& for -ualitati$e research -uestion?
.t asks a -uestion about some #rocess, or #henomenon to be e5#lored.
.t is generall' an o#en,ended -uestion.
.t asks a -uestion which ma' be o#en ended.
.t asks a closed ended -uestion.

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Which of the following is !6+ an e5am#le of -uantitati$e $ariable?
%ge
rade #oint a$erage
ender
Moti$ation

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.n research, something that does not 7$ar'8 is known as(
2ariable
Method
"onstant
"ontrol grou#

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+he cause $ariable or the one that identifies forces or conditions that act on something
else is known as(
Moderating $ariable
.nde#endent $ariable
"ategorical $ariable
De#endent $ariable

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Which of the following statements best defines h'#othesis?
% -uantitati$e stud'.
% tentati$e #rediction of the results of the research.
% -ualitati$e research design.
+he o#erational definition of the stud'.

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Which of the following is the characteristic9s of )'#otheses in -ualitati$e research
studies?
)'#otheses are $er' s#ecific and stated #rior to beginning the stud'.
)'#otheses are ne$er used.
)'#otheses are often generated as the data are collected, inter#reted, and
anal'3ed.
)'#otheses are alwa's stated after the research stud' has been com#leted.

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)'#othesis test ma' also be called as(




.nformal test
Moderating test
:ignificance test
t,test

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Which of the following refers to "% re$iew that onl' demonstrates familiarit' with an
area is rarel' #ublished but it often is #art of an educational #rogram is which t'#e of
re$iew"?
.ntegrati$e re$iew
+heoretical re$iew
:elf,stud' re$iew
)istorical re$iew

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Which one of the following tasks is NOT accom#lished b' theoretical framework?
&laborate the relationshi# among the $ariables
&5#lain the logic underl'ing the relationshi# between the $ariables.
Describe the nature, and direction of the relationshi#s among the $ariables.
Relates the #re$ious studies.

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Which of the following strategies is useful when defining a #articular research -uestion?
+o clearl' articulate the research -uestion, to #ro$ide o#erational, definitions and
ensuring its testabilit'.
+o clearl' articulate the research -uestion, outlining the conditions in which the
#henomena of interest are to be in$estigated.
+o #ro$ide o#erational definitions of the ideas or conce#ts in$ol$ed in the
research.
( &nsuring that their research -uestion is em#iricall' testable.

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What should the business researcher be aware of when signing a confidentialit'
agreement?
%n' clause which limits the length of a -uestionnaire.
%n' clause which allows the com#an' to comment on findings that will be
#ublished.
%n' clause which increases the le$el of access for the researcher.
%n' clause which guarantees the anon'mit' of research #artici#ants.

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.n a stud' of conce#t learning in first,graders, all of the following should
ha##en, e5ce6t=
+o hel# make the e5#erience en0o'able, children should be gi$en substantial
incenti$es to #artici#ate.
+he children should be asked if the' want to #artici#ate.
+eachers of the children in their classes should gi$e informed consent.
*arents must gi$e consent.

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Which of the following is least likel' to occur as an ethical #roblem with electronic
research?
*ri$ac' could be in$aded.
*eo#le are not likel' to be able to sto# once the' ha$e begun #artici#ating.
Debriefing could be a$oided.
.nformed consent cannot be com#letel' monitored.

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;uantitati$e research has been criticised because(
+he reliance on instruments and #rocedures makes it high in ecological $alidit'.
+he measurement #rocess suggests a s#urious and artificial sense of accurac'.
.t underestimates the similarities between ob0ects in the natural and social worlds.
.t has no $alidit'.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of a standardi3ed test?
+he administration of the test is controlled carefull' to ensure that all e5aminees
e5#erience the same conditions.
+he test is de$elo#ed b' e5#erts to ensure it is technicall' sound.
+he scores are inter#reted in standard wa's.
%ll of the gi$en o#tions

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Mr. <atif is measuring students/ attitudes on a contro$ersial to#ic. Which of the
following would 'ou recommend he use to control for the #otential #roblem of students
feeling the need to res#ond with sociall' acce#table res#onses?
&nsure construct $alidit'
%llow anon'mous res#onses
&nsure reliabilit'
&nsure confidentialit'

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Which of the following scales can measure the +em#erature?
!ominal scale
6rdinal scale
.nter$al scale
%ll of the gi$en o#tions

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=ollowing are the #ro#erties of nominal scale, e5ce6t=
<east #owerful
:uggest no order
*ro$ide categorical information
*ro$ide magnitude of ob0ect

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Which of the following is !6+ the im#lication of 6rdinal scale?
"haracteristics of nominal scale
Rank the ob0ect
Does not #ro$ide magnitude of ob0ect
*ro$ide rate

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Which of the following statements is correct about $alidit' and reliabilit'?
When internal $alidit' is high, e5ternal $alidit' is low
When internal $alidit' is high, there is no change in e5ternal $alidit'
When internal $alidit' is high, e5ternal $alidit' is also high
%ll of the gi$en o#tions

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When 'ou are confident that the e5#erimental mani#ulation #roduced the changes 'ou
measured in the de#endent $ariable, 'our stud' #robabl' has good >>>>>>>> $alidit'.
.nternal
&5ternal
"ausal
"onstruct

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Mr. %li has conducted an e5tensi$e re$iew of the literature and has deducti$el' reasoned
a h'#othesis about his #roblem on the basis of this re$iew. Which t'#e of a research #lan
is Mr. %li likel' #ro#osing?

( ;ualitati$e
&thical
Both -uantitati$e and -ualitati$e
;uantitati$e

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Which of the following is a legitimate #ur#ose of a research #lan?
.t forces 'ou to think through e$er' as#ect of a stud'.
.t #ro$ides detailed #rocedures to guide the conduct of the stud'.
.t #ro$ides clear roadma# of the stud'.
Writing a #lan facilitates the e$aluation of it.

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.n the statement ?:moke badl' destro's health of #eo#le@ what is the unit of anal'sis?

+rans#ortation
.ndi$iduals
*ollutants
Drugs

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While stud'ing su#er$isor,subordinate relationshi# in an organi3ation, what is the unit of
anal'sis?
.ndi$idual
D'ad
&m#lo'er,em#lo'ee
6rgani3ation

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Which of the following t'#es of sur$e' research is often used for #rogram e$aluation or
accreditation #ur#oses?
De$elo#mental sur$e's
=ollowu# studies
*ublic o#inion #olls
!o sur$e' research is a##ro#riate

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Which of the following is !6+ an e5am#le of a #roblem with using sur$e' research to
in$estigate beha$iour?
Res#ondents tend to answer b' gi$ing the most sociall' desirable answer.
Res#ondents ma' inad$ertentl' omit ke' terms in the -uestion.
Res#ondents ma' not gi$e an honest re#l' to what the' see as a threatening
-uestion.
Res#ondents ma' be unwilling to re$eal information as the' belie$e the' are
likel' to be identified.

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What should the researcher do if the' ha$e achie$ed a low res#onse rate?


"o#' res#onses and #aste them again.
%bandon the research #ro0ect entirel'.
Recogni3e and acce#t the #ossible limitations of a low res#onse rate.
=ill in some more -uestionnaires themsel$es.

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Which of the following statements is correct about -uestionnaire?
% -uestionnaire should run to at least twent' #ages.
+he -uestions should ha$e no s#aces between them so that the whole
-uestionnaire looks small.
6nl' -uestionnaires that are %A si3e achie$e high res#onse rates.
"lear #resentation is more im#ortant than o$erall si3e.

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"ritical decision area in -uestionnaire construction is which of the following?
;uestion content
;uestion wording
Res#onse strateg'
%ll of the gi$en o#tions

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+he most critical area of an article to read is1
.ntroduction
%bstract
Results section
<imitations

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Which of the following is9are ad$antageBsC of the self,com#leted -uestionnaire?
.nabilit' to confirm who com#leted the -uestionnaire
.ts unsuitabilit' for some kinds of res#ondents
.nabilit' to ask man' -uestions that are not directl' rele$ant to the res#ondent
&as' to 0ustif' the answer

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+ime consumed in mall interce#t inter$iew is re#resenting which of the following t'#e?

)igh
Moderate
<ow
!ill

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Which of the following similarit' is found in ;ualitati$e research and :ur$e' research?

&5amine to#ics #rimaril' from the #artici#ants/ #ers#ecti$es.
+he' are guided b' #redetermined $ariables to stud'.
+he' are descri#ti$e research methods.
)a$e large sam#le si3es.

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Which of the following re#resent a good -ualitati$e #roblem statement?

Defines the inde#endent and de#endent $ariables.
con$e's a sense of emerging design.
:#ecifies a research h'#othesis to be tested.
:#ecifies the relationshi# between $ariables that the researcher e5#ects to find.

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Which of the following makes research -uestions $er' crucial?

uide 'our decisions about what data to collect and from where.
)el# 'ou decide which research area interests 'ou.
&nsure that 'our findings ha$e e5ternal $alidit'.
*re$ent 'ou from thinking about research strategies.

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)ow would 'ou e5#lain "Research *ro#osal" and its different sections?