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BRT - CH. 6
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1Which type of study is most suitable when there is little to no insight in a certain problem or when there is no information available on how similar problems or research issues have been solved in the past?
- AExploratory study
- BDescriptive study
- CCausal study
- DExperiments
2What cannot be the purpose of a causal study?
- AUnderstanding the dependent variable.
- BPredicting the dependent variable.
- CMaking sure that all relevant variables are included in the study.
- DExplaining the variance in the dependent variable.
3If a bank manager wants to analyze the relationship between interest rates and bank deposit patterns of clients, a ‘field study’ is the most suitable method of investigation.
- ATrue
- BFalse
4In an investigation on the relationship between customer satisfaction and loyalty among customers of a supermarket, the ‘unit of analysis’ is the supermarket.
- ATrue
- BFalse
5A director of Burger King wants to have an overview of the profits made in the last five years in the Netherlands, Germany and the Czech Republic. To get this, the profits of all individual franchise-establishments have to be aggregated. The ‘unit of analysis’ in this case is the individual franchise-establishment.
- ATrue
- BFalse
6A study in which data are gathered at more than one point in time is called …
- AA cross-sectional study.
- BA longitudinal study.
- CAn experimental study.
- DA randomized study.
7The type of investigation is an element of research design.
- ATrue
- BFalse
8The study setting is an element of research design.
- ATrue
- BFalse
9Which of the following studies is a causal in nature?
The researcher tries to find out:- AThe effect of reward system on productivity.
- BWhy unemployment in Belgium is higher than in Germany.
- CWhether smoking is causing cancer.
- DAll the above answers are correct.*
10The unit of analysis refers to the aggregation level of the data collected.
- ATrue
- BFalse
11The central research question determines the unit of analysis of an investigation to a large
- ATrue
- BFalse
12Correlational study done in organizations are called field studies.
- ATrue
- BFalse
13A researcher wants to determine the cause-effect relationship between price discounts and sales. A field experiment would be an appropriate way to test this relationship.
- ATrue
- BFalse
14The idea behind triangulation is that one can be more confident in a result if the use of different methods or sources leads to the same results.
- ATrue
- BFalse
15Action research is a systematic set of procedures to develop an inductively derived theory from the data.
- ATrue
- BFalse
16Grounded theory is the planned watching, recording, analysis, and interpretation of behavior, actions, or events.
- ATrue
- BFalse
17Experiments are usually associated with inductive research.
- ATrue
- BFalse
18Surveys are used in exploratory, descriptive, and in causal research to collect data about people, events, or situations.
- ATrue
- BFalse
19Important tools of grounded theory are theoretical sampling, coding, and constant comparison.
- ATrue
- BFalse
20Case studies focus on collecting information about a specific, object event or activity, such as a particular business unit or organization.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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- BRT Quiz on BRT - CH. 6, created by C U on 14/11/2016.
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