RESEARCH METHODS FOR BUSINESS FINAL
PAPER FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
●● Three of the following procedures or techniques are integral to
observational research.
Which one is NOT?
Answer: d. Observation instruments are intentionally general so not to
constrain the observer
●● Correlational research allows the researcher to answer questions such
as:
Answer: a. what is the relationship between Variable A and Variable B?
●● The scatterplot to the right indicates a ______ relationship between
Variable A and Variable B.
Answer: c. strong
●● A researcher wishes to study developmental changes in people's
preference for action movies. The researcher locates 50 people at each of
the following ages: 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 years. She asks
them to rate their preference for action movies in relation to other sorts
of movies. This is an example of a ______ design.
, Answer: c. cross sectional
●● A researcher wishes to study developmental changes in the music
people prefer to listen to. The researcher locates 50 people who are
about 20 years old. She sends these people a questionnaire every year for
the next 10 years asking about the types of music they prefer to listen to.
This is an example of a ______ design.
Answer: a. longitudinal
●● Among survey methods, _____ generally generate the highest
response rate, and ______ generally generate the lowest response rate.
Answer: c. face to face interviews; questionnaires
●● Advantages of questionnaires include all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: d. because questions are in written form, they are less likely to
be misunderstood by respondents.
●● Regarding the length of questionnaires to be used in survey research,
which of the
following statements is most accurate?
Answer: b. Keeping the survey short makes it more likely people will be
willing to complete it.
PAPER FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
●● Three of the following procedures or techniques are integral to
observational research.
Which one is NOT?
Answer: d. Observation instruments are intentionally general so not to
constrain the observer
●● Correlational research allows the researcher to answer questions such
as:
Answer: a. what is the relationship between Variable A and Variable B?
●● The scatterplot to the right indicates a ______ relationship between
Variable A and Variable B.
Answer: c. strong
●● A researcher wishes to study developmental changes in people's
preference for action movies. The researcher locates 50 people at each of
the following ages: 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 years. She asks
them to rate their preference for action movies in relation to other sorts
of movies. This is an example of a ______ design.
, Answer: c. cross sectional
●● A researcher wishes to study developmental changes in the music
people prefer to listen to. The researcher locates 50 people who are
about 20 years old. She sends these people a questionnaire every year for
the next 10 years asking about the types of music they prefer to listen to.
This is an example of a ______ design.
Answer: a. longitudinal
●● Among survey methods, _____ generally generate the highest
response rate, and ______ generally generate the lowest response rate.
Answer: c. face to face interviews; questionnaires
●● Advantages of questionnaires include all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: d. because questions are in written form, they are less likely to
be misunderstood by respondents.
●● Regarding the length of questionnaires to be used in survey research,
which of the
following statements is most accurate?
Answer: b. Keeping the survey short makes it more likely people will be
willing to complete it.
