REVIEWED CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is collected as part of an audience analysis?
Audience composition
Audience knowledge of the research question
Audience predispositions about research topic
How audience members will be affected by recommendations - Answer-All of these
choices are correct
In this report structure, the slide deck is made available following the oral presentation. -
Answer-Oral only
This report structure allows for strong advocacy of recommendations. - Answer-Oral
only and oral plus written
Research report titles often reveal the nature of relationships discovered among key
variables. - Answer-True
Which type of support material(s) is most expected in a research report? - Answer-Facts
and statistics
Which graph type shows the relationship of parts to the whole? - Answer-Pie
Research reports languish without action when the desired audience effect is not
reached. - Answer-True
Which graph type displays total frequency, group frequency, and time series data? -
Answer-Area
What process converts data gathered by secondary or primary methods into data for
examination? - Answer-Data entry
_____ contains each variable in the study and specifies the application of mapping rules
to the response codes of each variable. - Answer-A coding scheme
The process for verifying that variables have used the designated coding scheme and
that all data collected is entered correctly is called - Answer-Data editing
Which of the following components of a linear programming model sets limits on the set
of potential solutions? - Answer-Constraints
, Which of the following components of a linear programming model is the overall
performance measure? - Answer-Objective
Which of the following components of a linear programming model represents the level
of each activity? - Answer-Decision variables
Which of the following statements about feasible solutions to a linear programming
problem is TRUE? - Answer-The optimal solution will also be a feasible solution.
Which of the following statements about feasible solutions to a linear programming
problem is FALSE? - Answer-There will always be at least one feasible solution to any
linear programming problem.
In a linear programming problem, the data cells do which of the following? - Answer-
Provides important information about the availability of resource.
In a linear programming problem, the changing cells do which of the following? -
Answer-Contains the decisions made about levels of activity.
In a linear programming problem, the output cells do which of the following? - Answer-
Ensures that usage of resources does not exceed available supply.
In a linear programming problem, the objective cell does which of the following? -
Answer-Measures the performance of candidate solution.
The key identifying feature of a resource-allocation problem is which of the following?
I Constraints with the form "Amount of resource used ≥ Amount of resource available".
II Constraints with the form "Amount of resource used ≤ Amount of resource available".
III Constraints with the form "Level achieved ≥ Minimum acceptable level".
IV All constraints have the form "Amount provided = Required amount". - Answer-II only
The key identifying feature of a cost-benefit trade-off problem is which of the following?
I Constraints with the form "Amount of resource used ≥ Amount of resource available".
II Constraints with the form "Amount of resource used ≤ Amount of resource available".
III Constraints with the form "Level achieved ≥ Minimum acceptable level".
IV All constraints have the form "Amount provided = Required amount". - Answer-III only
The key identifying feature of a fixed-requirements problem is which of the following?
I Constraints with the form "Amount of resource used ≥ Amount of resource available".
II Constraints with the form "Amount of resource used ≤ Amount of resource available".
III Constraints with the form "Level achieved ≥ Minimum acceptable level".
IV All constraints have the form "Amount provided = Required amount". - Answer-IV
only
The key identifying feature of a mixed problem is which of the following?