Note: Research Method Skills Course MCQs please tive correct answer:

QUESTION 1

Anything that can take on differing or varying values is_______

Constant

Variable

Research problem

Research objective

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QUESTION 2

Operationalization means:

a. Designing questionnaires

b. Translating a problem definition into a research questions

c. Rendering an abstract concept measureable

d. Defining difficult concepts in the research proposal

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QUESTION 3

in ____________, we work from the more specific to the more general."

Deductive reasoning

Inductive reasoning

Research

None of these

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QUESTION 4

"Successful new promotional campaign has an influence on the Market Share of the company. Here, new promotional campaign is_________"

Dependent variable

independent variable

moderating variable

mediating variable

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QUESTION 5

Whis of the following is not an element of a research design?

a. Time horizon

b. The study setting

c. Unit of analysis

d. None of the above

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QUESTION 6

What is the main advantage of producing a written research proposal?

Helps the institution.

Helps keep people employed.

Informs all interested parties.

Helps with credibility.

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QUESTION 7

What helps to agree timing, agree resource allocation and also draws boundaries?"

The questionnaire.

The final report.

The proposal.

The observation form.

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QUESTION 8

Observation is method used to collect

a. Primary Data

b. Secondary Data

c. Both of them

d. None of them

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QUESTION 9

A characteristic of a variable on _____ level is that it has an absolute zero point

a. Ratio

b. Categorical

c. Nominal

d. none of the above

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QUESTION 10

"Achievement, motivation, organizational effectiveness, shopping enjoyment, length, and weight are the examples of ______________ of an object."

a. Unit of analysis

b. Measurement

c. Characteristics

d. Operationalization

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QUESTION 11

"In academic research, at University level, a verb best avoided in the research question is:"

to describe.

to determine.

to identify.

to establish.

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QUESTION 12

______________________ is concerned with the integrity of the conclusions that are generated from a piece of research

a. Reliability

b. Validity

c. Discriminant validity

d. None of them

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QUESTION 13

"The purpose of ______________ is to establish a framework for the research, so that readers can understand how it is related to another research."

Introduction

Discussion

Literature Review

Methodology

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QUESTION 14

Identify which method is data collection method?

a. Structured Interviews

b. Questionnaires

c. Observations

d. All of Above

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QUESTION 15

"With which scale can we, for describing central tendency, determine the mode and the median, but not the mean?"

a. A nominal scale

b. An ordinal scale

c. An interval scale

d. A ratio scale

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QUESTION 16

A study in which data are gathered at more than one point in time is called _______

a. A cross-sectional study

b. A longitudinal study

c. An experimental study

d. A randomized study

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QUESTION 17

Scientific research lends itself to testing logically developed hypotheses to see whether or not the data support the educated conjectures or hypotheses that are developed after a careful study of the problem situation.

True

False

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QUESTION 18

_________ in business research refers to a code of conduct or expected societal norms of behavior while conducting research.

Research problem

Ethics

Thesis

Research process

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QUESTION 19

Which is one of the following is not the method of data collection;

a. Questionnaires

b. Regression Analysis

c. Interviews

d. Observations

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QUESTION 20

__________ is a process where we observe specific phenomena and on this basis arrive at general conclusions.

Deductive reasoning

Inductive reasoning

Research

None of these

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