5) A problem statement A) outlines all the potential drawbacks of your research. O B) defines the purpose of your research. C) is an unsupportable claim or assertion. D) should be long and specific. E) identifies your conclusions and recommendations. 6) Which of the following is not only ethical, but can be used to help your audience confirm your information or explore it in more detail? OA) Extracting assumptions from data O B) Respecting intellectual property rights O c) Citing sources OD) Skewing data O E) Respecting the privacy of research participants 7) Businesses believe they have a right to protect confidential information from competitors. TRUE False 8) Maintaining courtesy throughout the interview or research process is an important aspect of research etiquette TRUE FALSE 9) Which of the following refers to research previously done for other purposes? OA) Secondary research O B) Database research O C) Intellectual property D) Information gap E) Primary research 10) Which of the following is an advantage of using secondary research? O A) You can determine how others feel about the issue. O B) It can save time and money. O C) You can skew data to fit your needs. O D) There are no intellectual property rights to worry about. O E) The data is free. 11) Which of the following best defines primary research? O A) Research that was done for a previous project O B) Research done for another purpose but used for a current project O C) New research done specifically for a current project OD) Research done from a corporate website O E) Research that has not been previously placed on the Internet 12) Which of the following is an advantage of using social media sites as a source of information? OA) They provide insight from all known experts in the field. B) They are backed by fact checkers like those used in traditional publishing. C) They are edited by editorial boards for accuracy. D) They always provide information that is accurate, objective, and current. O E) They can provide unique and valuable insights not available elsewhere. 1 13) Which of the following should be considered when determining how accurate and objective information is? OA) How unique the information is O B) Whether the information is new, and the most current available C) The sources' reputation for honesty and reliability D) Whether the information used for another purpose will support the goals of the research O E) How easy it is to understand the material 14) Which of the following is the surest way to verify the reliability of information from a new or unknown source? O A) Look for bias in the writing O B) Determine the purpose of the material O C) Decide if the author is known and published in a variety of fields D) Corroborate the information with other sources E) Determine how well the material fits the goals of the research 15) Which of the following can be done if a search engine query is not generating enough results, or too many results? OA) Only look at the first page of results B) Use consistent terms for the search C) Switch to an enterprise search engine D) Adjust the scope of the search O E) Use a different database 16) Sources of secondary information include OA) first-hand observation. O B) in-person interviews. C) newspapers and periodicals D) experiments. O E) focus group observations. 17 ) In evaluating material you have gathered for a report, you should O A) assume those who've written the material are credible. B) shun information with any hint of bias because such information is inherently unethical. C) check to make sure you're using the most current information available. D) avoid using government documents. O E) use only information that supports your intended recommendation. 18) You would not need to cite a source if you have OA) used a direct quotation of under 250 words. O B) used a table from a book. O C) described in your own words the data from your research. D) provided general or common knowledge about your topic, O E) paraphrased the outcome of experiment results. 19) You're preforming when you consult books, periodicals, online databases, and other research reports looking for research that was done previously for another purpose O A) general knowledge research B) secondary research C) peripheral research D) primary research O E) observational research 20) Which of the following is one function of a properly documented source? 1 poin O A) It credits the person who created the original material. O B) The topic will no longer need to be explored by the audience. . O C) The audience will see that all available sources of information have been reviewed. O D) To replace footnotes and endnotes in a document O E) To prevent copyright violation 21) Which of the following can be done to show your audience you have researched and found sufficient support for your message? 1 point O A) Incorporate a Table of Authorities B) Document your sources C) Provide contact information for future queries D) Cite general knowledge that is already known to your reader O E) Use data that is found on later pages of the web search 22) Which of the following might be essential to be aware of in order to accurately interpreting information found during the research proceso? OA) Type of search engine used O B) Potential bias OC) Primary sources OD) Objective and quality writing style O E) Research priority and goals 23) All important research information is now available online, 1 O TRUE O FALSE 24) Which of the following is an indication of the reliability of a survey? O A) Participants respond in a similar manner. O B) There is a sufficient number of participants. O C) Repeating the survey would produce identical results. OD) A representative population sample is used. O E) The survey is adaptive 25) Which of the following is an indication of the validity of a survey? O A) It measures what it intended to measure. B) There is a sufficient number of representative participants. C) Identical results cannot be reproduced. OD) A representative population sample is used. O E) The survey is adaptive. 26) Which type of question is designed to solicit opinions and insights from the audience? OA) Leading B) Open-ended O ) C) Compound O D) Closed O E) Ambiguous 27) Which of the following is a type of interview that allows a moderator to work through a series of discussion questions with a group? O A) Focus group O B) Cultural sampling O C) Observations O D D) Experiments O E) Adaptive surveys 28) When conducting an information interview, it is a good idea to 1 OA) learn about the person you are interviewing ahead of time. O B) stick to using just one type of question. O C) save the most important questions for last. D) avoid making an appointment, since you don't want the subject to think ahead about answers. O E) allow the person leading the interview to decide which topic are most important. 29) Within the context of statistical analysis, the is the midpoint of 1p a series, with an equal number of items above and below. OA) common denominator O B) mean C) median ) D) mode ) O E) average 30) Which of the following is the process of reproducing material from a source exactly as you found it? . A) Summarizing B) Analyzing O C) Paraphrasing D) Concluding O E) Quoting