BRM FINAL EXAM Q&A LATEST UPDATE

BRM FINAL EXAM Q&A LATEST UPDATE relevant - ANSWER Which of the following refers to the extent that all information collected in a questionnaire addresses a research question that will help the decision maker address the current business problem? accurate - ANSWER A questionnaire that collects information that is valid is said to be _____. closed-ended - ANSWER Another term for fixed-alternative questions is ______ questions. fixed-alternative - ANSWER "What is your gender? ______ M ______ F" is an example of what type of question? all of these choices - ANSWER Compared to open-ended response questions, fixed-alternative questions _____. simple-dichotomy - ANSWER Which type of question requires the respondent to choose one of two alternatives? simple-dichotomy - ANSWER "Are you employed? ______ Yes ______ No" is an example of what type of question? totally exhaustive - ANSWER Fixed-alternative questions should have a category for every respondent among the response categories, which means the alternatives should be _____. mutually exclusive - ANSWER Fixed-alternative questions should not have overlap among response categories, which means the categories should be _____. avoid personal questions - ANSWER All of the following are guidelines that help prevent the most common mistakes in designing questions EXCEPT _____. loaded question - ANSWER Which type of question suggests a socially desirable answer or is emotionally charged? loaded - ANSWER "In light of the current economic crisis, do you agree or disagree that the President of the United States is doing a good job of managing the economy?" is an example of what type of question? double-barreled question - ANSWER A question that may induce bias because it covers more than one issue at once is called a(n) _____. double-barreled - ANSWER "Do you agree or disagree with the statement: The Federal Reserve Bank and the large U.S. banks are responsible for the high foreclosures on home mortgages" is an example of what type of question? unaided recall - ANSWER Asking respondents to remember something without providing any clue is called _____. aided-recall - ANSWER Which format asks a respondent to remember something and gives them a clue to help? order bias - ANSWER Which of the following results when a particular sequencing of questions affects the way a person responds or when the choices provided as answers favors one response over another? order bias - ANSWER In political elections for candidates who are not well-known by many voters, such as judges, it frequently happens that the candidate who is listed first on the ballot receives the most votes, this is an example of a(n) _____. order bias - ANSWER When a respondent in a personal interview is asked questions about shopping at a specific department store in the shopping mall, and then is asked general questions about shopping at that mall, what type of mistake has been made in questionnaire design? census - ANSWER An investigation of all the individual elements that make up a population is called a(n)_____. population - ANSWER Which