3) The constant in a multiple regression equation is referred to as the ................

a) Alpha

b) Multiple correlation coefficient

c) Beta

d)Intercept

9) In research, the dependent variable is referred to as the outcome variable.

a) true

b) false

10)To control for the effect of one or more other independent variables, you would use .......... regression

a) Hierarchical

b) Stepwise

c) Discriminant

d) Standardized

12) In which phase of the research process would you identify independent variables to be included in a regeneration analysis?

a) Conclusion

b) Analysis

c) Execution

d) Exploration

13) Which of the following is true about Research?

a) an electronic inventory of the organization's knowledge

b) Its readily available information compiled and sold by various companies

c) Its pursuit of the truth

d)Always necessary for the good decision making

e) a contact between the researcher and the client

14) A variable that the research did not know about and was not controlled for in an experiment is called a(n)

a) dependent veriable

b) covariant

c) independent veriable

d) confounding variable

e) an outcome variable

15) Questionaries and survey research is primarily a form of .................. research

a) Experiment

b) Associational

c) Descriptive

d) Exploratory

17) According to the text...........are likely to be affected greatly by economic and environmental change, and therefore may vary in effectiveness based on the direction and speed of these changes.

a) Long-term predictions

b) short-term predictions

c) medium term predictions

d) All of the above

18) According to the text, the best time to research report is when an adrenaline surge puts you in the position to commence the writing process

a) True

b) false

20) which of the following is not a condition for conducting ethical research?

a) all of the above are considerations for ethical research

b) right to service

c) confidentiality

d) informed consent

e) anonymity

f) Voluntary participation

21) you have just tested a null hypothesis at the .05 level of significance. The result shows the calculated probability to be 0.037. As a result, you should '' fail to reject'' the null hypothesis

a) true

b) false

24) Overwhelming evidence in the literature suggests that retail sales in your industry drop substantially during the summer month, especially in July. You want to determine whether the drop in your July figures is significant or not. you should test a null hypothesis in an experiment comparing you annual sales per month to your July sales figures.

a) True

b) False

25) you have just completed a significant research project and presented the report to your superior for future action. The project started as a '' Big picture '' and you spiraled and drilled down into greater and answered the questions and/or tested the hypothesis you originally proposed in detail. In conclusion, you tie the project together back together reflecting back to the original big picture, with the addition of the overall body of knowledge. This is an example of

a) Synergy

b) the scientific method

c) the U shape of logic

d) the research process

Please answer the all question. Do not put any wrong answer.

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