Business Research Methods Exam Bundle Graded A+

Research process - ANSWER-The means or process by which research is carried out The Research Process - ANSWER-1. Refine idea 2. State research statement/question 3. Aims and objectives 4. Literature review 5. Methodology 6. Data collection methods 7. Gather data 8. Analyze data 9. Draw c...

Business Research - ANSWER-Business research is defined as a systematic inquiry that provides information and insights to guide a specified managerial decision. Business Analytics - ANSWER-The scientific process of transforming data into insight for making better decisions. Induction (inductiv...

Business Research - ANSWER-academic research topics relating to business/management Evidence Based Management - ANSWER-best available evidence to improve management practices 4 sources of evidence based management - ANSWER-1. practitioner expertise/ judgment 2. evidence from the local context...

Business Research - ANSWER-is the application of the scientific method in searching for the truth about business phenomena. These activities include defining business opportunities and problems, generating and evaluating alternative courses of action and monitoring employee and organizational perfor...

Week 9 Quantitative Research - ANSWER- The hypotheses need to be briefly explained to the respondent when a questionnaire is used to collect data - ANSWER-True The hypotheses of a study are a good starting point when designing a questionnaire. - ANSWER-True An advantage of personally admini...

Questionnaire - ANSWER-All methods of data collection in which each person is asked to respond to the same set of questions in a predetermined order Self-completed questionnaire - ANSWER-Are usually completed by the respondents. Such questions are sent via internet or intranet, posted, hand deliv...

business research - ANSWER-application of scientific method in searching for the truth about business phenomena (defining business opportunities and problems, generating and evaluating ideas, etc) applied business research - ANSWER-research conducted to address a specific business decision for a ...

Causal relationship criteria - ANSWER-1. Temporal precedence 2. Covariation of the cause and effect 3. No plausible alternative explanations Temporal precedence - ANSWER-The criterion for establishing a causal relationship that holds that the cause must occur before the effect. Covariation ...

personal interview - ANSWER-A face-to-face conversation in which a researcher surveys an individual to obtain research item nonresponse - ANSWER-failure of a respondent to provide an answer to a survey question door-to-door interviews - ANSWER-A personal interview conducted at respondents' do...

Subjects - ANSWER-The sampling units for an experiment, usually human respondents who provide measures based on the experimental manipulation Blocking Variables - ANSWER-a categorical variable that is not manipulated as an experimental variable but is included as the statistical analysis of exper...

Management Question - ANSWER-The dilemma, stated in question form, that the manager needs resolved. Research Question(s) - ANSWER-The fact-based translation of the question the researcher must answer to contribute to the solution of the management question. Investigative Questions - ANSWER-Spe...

Sampling - ANSWER-Selecting some of the elements in a population, we may draw conclusions about the entire population. Population Element - ANSWER-The individual participant or object on which the measurement is taken. Population - ANSWER-The total collection of elements about which we wish to...

open-ended response questions - ANSWER-A question that poses some problem and asks the respondents to answer is their own words fixed-alternative questions - ANSWER-A question in which the respondent is given specific, limited-alternative responses and asked to choose the one closest to his own v...

descriptive statistic - ANSWER-statistics that summarize and describe the data in a sample inferential statistics - ANSWER-using statistics to project characteristics from a sample to an entire population sample statistics - ANSWER-variables in a sample or measures computed from sample data ...

The most common graph of the distribution of a quantitative variable - ANSWER-Histogram We can use a _________ or ___________ to display the distribution of categorical variables because they have relatively few values. - ANSWER-Pie Chart, Bar Graph Too few classes will give a "___________" ...

social media - ANSWER-what is the #1 online activity? marketing research - ANSWER-systematic gathering and analysis of marketing-related data to produce information that can be used in decision-making interpretation and analysis - ANSWER-what does data need to make It useful marketing mix -...

Which of the following is an important characteristic that is used to evaluate the value of information? a. Timeliness b. Relevance c. Completeness d. All of the above - ANSWER-ANS:D Which of the following is a useful tool for sharing information? a. Decision support systems b. The In...

applied business research - ANSWER-Research conducted to address a specific business decision for a specific firm or organization. basic business research - ANSWER-Research conducted without a specific decision in mind that usually does not address the needs of a specific organization. It attempt...

Scale - ANSWER-A series of items arranged along a continuous spectrum of values for the purpose of quantification. Type of Scales - ANSWER-Nominal Ordinal Interval Ratio Categorical Ordinal Scale - ANSWER-Measurement in which numbers are assigned to data on the basis of some order of objec...

business research is a field of practical study in which a company - ANSWER-obtains data and analyzes it in order to better manage the company, can include financial data, consumer feedback, product research and competitive analysis executives and managers who use business research methods are ab...

Observational research, as a form of descriptive research - ANSWER-b. involves counting or rating of behavior in as objective a manner as possible. Three of the following procedures or techniques are integral to observational research. Which one is NOT? - ANSWER-d. Observation instruments are ...

business - ANSWER-an organization involved in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers management - ANSWER-the efficient and effective operation of a business research - ANSWER-something that people undertake in order to find things out in a systematic way, thereby increasing their k...

Which of the following are two types of research based on the specificity of its purposes - ANSWER-basic and applied Which of the following is a business orientation? - ANSWER-product, production, marketing The procedures and techniques used by applied researchers and basic researchers differ ...

Business Research - ANSWER-the application of the scientific method in searching for the truth about business phenomena. Applied Research - ANSWER-conducted to address a specific business decision for a specific firm or organization. Basic Research - ANSWER-(sometimes referred to as pure resea...