Quantitative Methods Exam 1
with correct questions and
answers
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[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
,1. What are the five steps of the research process Answer: 1. Clarifying the
research question
2. proposing research
3. data collection
4. data analysis and interpretation
5. reporting the results
2. What do you do when clarifying the research question? 3 points
Answer: 1. change a management dilema into a research question
2. research the question and formulate it into a specific hypothesis
3. give it an operational definition
3. operational definition Answer: an operational definition basically describes the idea that you
are examining in a very specific manner
4. What 6 things do you need to consider when proposing the
research? Answer: 1. purpose
2. methods
3. timing
4. budget
5. delivery
6. legal contract
5. What 2 things does the budget tell you? Answer: 1. it gives percents and
factors
2. assigns a cost to each part/task of the research
6. Definition of Primary research Answer: research that you conduct yourself
7. secondary research Answer: research that someone else conducted, collected in the past on
your topic
8. What 5 things do you need to consider when designing your
research? Answer: 1. what instruments might you need?
2. will you need to train personnel?
3. will you pay participants?
4. do you need to seek approval?
5. what special equipment/ software will you need?
9. what 4 things do you need to consider about data collection?
Answer: 1. it needs to be submitted according to ethical standards
, 2. is it concrete and/or abstract?
with correct questions and
answers
usr
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
,1. What are the five steps of the research process Answer: 1. Clarifying the
research question
2. proposing research
3. data collection
4. data analysis and interpretation
5. reporting the results
2. What do you do when clarifying the research question? 3 points
Answer: 1. change a management dilema into a research question
2. research the question and formulate it into a specific hypothesis
3. give it an operational definition
3. operational definition Answer: an operational definition basically describes the idea that you
are examining in a very specific manner
4. What 6 things do you need to consider when proposing the
research? Answer: 1. purpose
2. methods
3. timing
4. budget
5. delivery
6. legal contract
5. What 2 things does the budget tell you? Answer: 1. it gives percents and
factors
2. assigns a cost to each part/task of the research
6. Definition of Primary research Answer: research that you conduct yourself
7. secondary research Answer: research that someone else conducted, collected in the past on
your topic
8. What 5 things do you need to consider when designing your
research? Answer: 1. what instruments might you need?
2. will you need to train personnel?
3. will you pay participants?
4. do you need to seek approval?
5. what special equipment/ software will you need?
9. what 4 things do you need to consider about data collection?
Answer: 1. it needs to be submitted according to ethical standards
, 2. is it concrete and/or abstract?
