PART ONE TRUE or FALSE

1. Business Research builds knowledge or solves business-related problems or issues and assists in effective decision-making.

True / False

2. Measurement and data collection involves subjective concept such as feelings, emotions, attitudes, and perceptions.

True / False

3. A problem could also indicate an interest in an issue where finding the right answers might help to improve an existing situation.

True / False

4. Dependent Variable (DV) can Influences the IV in either positive or negative way. The variance in the IV is accounted for by the DV.

True / False

5. Survey Research involves going into the natural setting of people, watching what they do, and describing, analyzing, and interpreting what one has seen citation for accuracy before use.

True / False

6. Reliability is the consistency of the measurement scale while Internal Consistency Reliability refers to determining how well all items (or questions) on the measurement scale are related to each other.

True / False

7. A minimum sample size of 50 is required for statistical analysis of each category within the overall sample.

True / False

8. A time-series study involves observations of a sample at one point in time.

True / False

9. Chronology is important for cross-sectional data.

True / False

10. A study on how average returns change across different stock or portfolios is an example of a cross-sectional study.

True / False

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PART TWO MCQ

1. Research that uses qualitative methods for one phase and quantitative methods for the next phase is known as:

1. Action research
2. Mixed-method research
3. Quantitative research
4. Pragmatic research

2. Research hypotheses are:
3. 1. Formulated prior to a review of the literature
   2. Statements of predicted relationships between variables
   3. B but not A
   4. Both A and B

3. A review of the literature prior to formulating research questions allows the researcher to:
4. 1. Provide an up-to-date understanding of the subject, its significance, and structure
   2. Guide the development of research questions
   3. Present the kinds of research methodologies used in previous studies
   4. All of the above

4. Which of the following is a good research question?
5. 1. To produce a report on student job searching behaviors
   2. To identify the relationship between self-efficacy and student job searching behaviors
   3. Students with higher levels of self-efficacy will demonstrate more active job searching behaviors
   4. Do students with high levels of self-efficacy demonstrate more active job searching behaviors?

5. A theory:
6. 1. Is an accumulated body of knowledge?
   2. Includes inconsequential ideas
   3. Is independent of research methodology
   4. Should be viewed uncritically

6. Which research paradigm is most concerned about generalizing its findings?
7. 1. Quantitative research
   2. Qualitative research
   3. Mixed-methods research
   4. All of the above

7. When each member of a population has an equal chance of being selected, this is called:
8. 1. A snowball sample
   2. A stratified sample
   3. A random probability sample
   4. A non-random sample

8. When people are readily available, volunteer, or are easily recruited to the sample, this is called:
9. 1. Snowball sampling
   2. Convenience sampling
   3. Stratified sampling
   4. Random sampling

9. One advantage of using a questionnaire is that:
10. 1. Probe questions can be asked
    2. Respondents can be put at ease
    3. Interview bias can be avoided
    4. Response rates are always high

10. Secondary data can include which of the following?
11. 1. Government statistics
    2. Personal diaries
    3. Organizational records
    4. All of the above

11. An ordinal scale is:
12. 1. The simplest form of measurement
    2. A scale with an absolute zero point
    3. A rank-order scale of measurement
    4. A scale with equal intervals between ranks

12. Which term measures the extent to which scores from a test can be used to infer or predict performance in some activity?
13. 1. Face validity
    2. Content reliability
    3. Criterion-related validity
    4. Construct validity

13. The reliability of a measure refers to the researcher asking:
14. 1. Does it give consistent results?
    2. Does it measure what it is supposed to measure?
    3. Can the results be generalized?
    4. Does it have face reliability?

14. All of the following are sources of secondary data EXCEPT:
15. 1. Official statistics
    2. A television documentary
    3. The researchers research diary
    4. A companys annual report

15. The purpose of descriptive statistics is to:
16. 1. Summarize the characteristics of a data set
    2. Draw conclusions from the data
    3. None of the above
    4. All of the above

16. The measure of the extent to which responses vary from the mean is called:
17. 1. The mode
    2. The normal distribution
    3. The standard deviation
    4. The variance

17. A Type 1 error occurs in a situation where:
18. 1. The null hypothesis is accepted when it is in fact true
    2. The null hypothesis is rejected when it is in fact false
    3. The null hypothesis is rejected when it is in fact true
    4. The null hypothesis is accepted when it is in fact false

18. The significance level
19. 1. Is set after a statistical test is conducted
    2. Is always set at 0.05
    3. Results in a p-value
    4. Measures the probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis

19. Which part of a research report contains details of how the research was planned and conducted?
20. 1. Results
    2. Design
    3. Introduction
    4. Background

20. Plagiarism can be avoided by:
21. 1. Copying the work of others accurately
    2. Paraphrasing the authors text in your own words
    3. Cut and paste from the Internet
    4. Quoting directly without revealing the source