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1)bWhichbofbthebfollowingbtermsbfailsbtobcapturebthebmeaningbofbabresearchbdesign?
A)bMap
B)bBlueprint
C)bModel
D)bDictionary
E)bGuidebookb-bANSWER:bD)bDictionary
2)bApplebplansbtobsurveybeverybcustomerbwhobhasbpurchasedbanbApplebcomputerbinbth
eblastb5byears.bApplebplansbtobusebab________.
A)bconveniencebsample
B)bsnowballbsample
C)bsystematicbsample
D)bcensus
E)brandombsampleb-bANSWER:bD)bcensus
3)bWhichbofbthebfollowingbbestbdescribesbthebrelationshipbbetweenbmanagementbdile
mmas,bkeybperformancebindicators,bandbdashboards?
A)bDashboardsbcannotbbebdesignedbtobdepictbmanagementbdilemmas.
B)bKeybperformancebindicatorsbmaybrevealbmanagementbdilemmas.
C)bKeybperformancebindicatorsbcannotbbebdisplayedbonbabdashboard.
D)bManagementbdilemmasbarebsymptomsbofbproblems,bwhilebkeybperformancebindica
torsbarebproblems.b-
bANSWER:bB)bKeybperformancebindicatorsbmaybrevealbmanagementbdilemmas.
4)bIfbabdashboardbdisplaybrevealedbrisingbcostsbinbanboperatingbdivisionbofbabbusiness,bt
hisbwouldbbebabpossible
A)bresearchbquestion.
B)bmanagementbdilemma.
C)bresearchbdesign.
D)blimitation.
E)bNonebofbthebabovebisbcorrect.b-bANSWER:bB)bmanagementbdilemma.
5)bIfbabbusinessbdoesbnotbcollectbdatabonbkeybperformancebindicators,bitbhasbabmorebdif
ficultbtime
A)bdefiningbmanagementbdilemmas.
B)bcreatingbabresearchbdesign.
C)binbsamplingbdesign.
D)bcollectingbdata.
E)bNonebofbthebabovebisbcorrect.b-bANSWER:bA)bdefiningbmanagementbdilemmas.
6)bExploration
A)bisbhighlybstructuredbresearch.
B)bisbusedbtobrefinebresearchbquestions.
, C)bcannotbbebusedbtobsolvebabmanagementbproblem.
D)bcannotbbebusedbtobunderstandbabmanager'sboptionsbwhenbsolvingbabproblemborbadd
ressingbanbopportunity.
E)bNonebofbthebabovebisbcorrect.b-bANSWER:bB)bisbusedbtobrefinebresearchbquestions.
7)bThebresearchbquestion
A)bisbabpossiblebresolutionbtobthebmanagementbproblem.
B)bisbabhypothesisbtobbebstudied.
C)brepresentsbabselectionbofbactionbchoices.
D)bisbthebfocusbofbabresearchbproject.
E)bAllbofbthebabovebarebcorrect.b-bANSWER:bE)bAllbofbthebabovebarebcorrect.
8)bAbresearchbstudy
A)bhasbvaluebonlybifbthebinformationbcollectedbhelpsbmakebabbetterbdecisionbthanbwoul
dbbebmadebwithoutbthebnewbinformation.
B)bhasbvaluebonlybifbthebbudgetbneededbtobcollectbthebdatabisblessbthanbthebdecision'sbe
stimatedbvalue.
C)bhasbvaluebonlybifbthebbudgetbforbresearchbisbexceededbbybthebdecision'sbestimatedbv
alue.
D)bhasbanbestimatedbvaluebthatbisbdeterminedbfrombthebcostbofbacquiringbthebdatabandb
thebvaluebofbanybpossiblebresultingbdecisions.
E)bAllbofbthebabovebarebcorrect.b-bANSWER:bE)bAllbofbthebabovebarebcorrect.
9)bMcGraw-
Hillbisbplanningbabstudybofbeducatorbpreferencesbtobdeterminebthebneedsbofbcollegebins
tructors.bBecausebofbthebnumberbofbcollegebinstructors,bMcGraw-
Hillbwillbselectbabportionbofbthebtargetbpopulation,bknownbasba(n)b________,btobparticip
atebinbthebstudy.
A)belement
B)bsample
C)bsamplingbframe
D)bcensus
E)bextentb-bANSWER:bB)bsample
10)bInformationbcollectedbfrombparticipants,bbybobservation,borbfrombsecondarybsourc
esbisbcalledb________.
A)bresponse
B)bdata
C)bknowledge
D)bfact
E)bperceptualbcontentb-bANSWER:bB)bdata
11)bDatabcollectedbfrombanbarticlebinbabbusinessbmagazinebwouldbbe
A)bprimarybdata.
B)bsecondarybdata.
C)bnominalbdata.
D)bratiobdata.
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y Pamela Schindler,
b b b
1)bWhichbofbthebfollowingbtermsbfailsbtobcapturebthebmeaningbofbabresearchbdesign?
A)bMap
B)bBlueprint
C)bModel
D)bDictionary
E)bGuidebookb-bANSWER:bD)bDictionary
2)bApplebplansbtobsurveybeverybcustomerbwhobhasbpurchasedbanbApplebcomputerbinbth
eblastb5byears.bApplebplansbtobusebab________.
A)bconveniencebsample
B)bsnowballbsample
C)bsystematicbsample
D)bcensus
E)brandombsampleb-bANSWER:bD)bcensus
3)bWhichbofbthebfollowingbbestbdescribesbthebrelationshipbbetweenbmanagementbdile
mmas,bkeybperformancebindicators,bandbdashboards?
A)bDashboardsbcannotbbebdesignedbtobdepictbmanagementbdilemmas.
B)bKeybperformancebindicatorsbmaybrevealbmanagementbdilemmas.
C)bKeybperformancebindicatorsbcannotbbebdisplayedbonbabdashboard.
D)bManagementbdilemmasbarebsymptomsbofbproblems,bwhilebkeybperformancebindica
torsbarebproblems.b-
bANSWER:bB)bKeybperformancebindicatorsbmaybrevealbmanagementbdilemmas.
4)bIfbabdashboardbdisplaybrevealedbrisingbcostsbinbanboperatingbdivisionbofbabbusiness,bt
hisbwouldbbebabpossible
A)bresearchbquestion.
B)bmanagementbdilemma.
C)bresearchbdesign.
D)blimitation.
E)bNonebofbthebabovebisbcorrect.b-bANSWER:bB)bmanagementbdilemma.
5)bIfbabbusinessbdoesbnotbcollectbdatabonbkeybperformancebindicators,bitbhasbabmorebdif
ficultbtime
A)bdefiningbmanagementbdilemmas.
B)bcreatingbabresearchbdesign.
C)binbsamplingbdesign.
D)bcollectingbdata.
E)bNonebofbthebabovebisbcorrect.b-bANSWER:bA)bdefiningbmanagementbdilemmas.
6)bExploration
A)bisbhighlybstructuredbresearch.
B)bisbusedbtobrefinebresearchbquestions.
, C)bcannotbbebusedbtobsolvebabmanagementbproblem.
D)bcannotbbebusedbtobunderstandbabmanager'sboptionsbwhenbsolvingbabproblemborbadd
ressingbanbopportunity.
E)bNonebofbthebabovebisbcorrect.b-bANSWER:bB)bisbusedbtobrefinebresearchbquestions.
7)bThebresearchbquestion
A)bisbabpossiblebresolutionbtobthebmanagementbproblem.
B)bisbabhypothesisbtobbebstudied.
C)brepresentsbabselectionbofbactionbchoices.
D)bisbthebfocusbofbabresearchbproject.
E)bAllbofbthebabovebarebcorrect.b-bANSWER:bE)bAllbofbthebabovebarebcorrect.
8)bAbresearchbstudy
A)bhasbvaluebonlybifbthebinformationbcollectedbhelpsbmakebabbetterbdecisionbthanbwoul
dbbebmadebwithoutbthebnewbinformation.
B)bhasbvaluebonlybifbthebbudgetbneededbtobcollectbthebdatabisblessbthanbthebdecision'sbe
stimatedbvalue.
C)bhasbvaluebonlybifbthebbudgetbforbresearchbisbexceededbbybthebdecision'sbestimatedbv
alue.
D)bhasbanbestimatedbvaluebthatbisbdeterminedbfrombthebcostbofbacquiringbthebdatabandb
thebvaluebofbanybpossiblebresultingbdecisions.
E)bAllbofbthebabovebarebcorrect.b-bANSWER:bE)bAllbofbthebabovebarebcorrect.
9)bMcGraw-
Hillbisbplanningbabstudybofbeducatorbpreferencesbtobdeterminebthebneedsbofbcollegebins
tructors.bBecausebofbthebnumberbofbcollegebinstructors,bMcGraw-
Hillbwillbselectbabportionbofbthebtargetbpopulation,bknownbasba(n)b________,btobparticip
atebinbthebstudy.
A)belement
B)bsample
C)bsamplingbframe
D)bcensus
E)bextentb-bANSWER:bB)bsample
10)bInformationbcollectedbfrombparticipants,bbybobservation,borbfrombsecondarybsourc
esbisbcalledb________.
A)bresponse
B)bdata
C)bknowledge
D)bfact
E)bperceptualbcontentb-bANSWER:bB)bdata
11)bDatabcollectedbfrombanbarticlebinbabbusinessbmagazinebwouldbbe
A)bprimarybdata.
B)bsecondarybdata.
C)bnominalbdata.
D)bratiobdata.
