STA630 Midterm Past Paper 3

STA630 Mid Term

Who, among the following, is the writer of Business Research Methods?

1. Neuman, W.C.
2. Zikmund, W.
3. Sekaran, U.
4. Dessler, G.

Correct answer: Sekaran, U.

Which of the folowing is the basis of the Scientific Method?

1. To test hypothesis in conditions that is conducive to its success.
2. To formulate a research problem and disprove the hypothesis.
3. To formulate a research problem, test the hypothesis in carefully controlled conditions that challenge the hypothesis.
4. To test hypothesis and if they are disproved, they should be abandoned completely.

Correct answer: To formulate a research problem, test the hypothesis in carefully controlled conditions that challenge the hypothesis.

“Income distribution of employees” in a specific organization is an example of which type of variable?

1. Discontinuous variable
2. Dependent variable
3. Continuous variable
4. Independent variable

Correct answer: Continuous variable

Hypothesis test may also be called as:

1. Informal test
2. Moderating test
3. Significance test

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1. t-test

What should the business researcher be aware of when signing a confidentiality agreement?

1. Any clause which limits the length of a questionnaire.
2. Any clause which allows the company to comment on findings that will be published.
3. Any clause which increases the level of access for the researcher.
4. Any clause which guarantees the anonymity of research participants.

Correct answer: Any clause which allows the company to comment on findings that will be published.

Quantitative research has been criticised because:

1. The reliance on instruments and procedures makes it high in ecological validity.
2. The measurement process suggests a spurious and artificial sense of accuracy.
3. It underestimates the similarities between objects in the natural and social worlds.
4. It has no validity.
5. The measurement process suggests a spurious and artificial sense of accuracy.

Correct answer: The measurement process suggests a spurious and artificial sense of accuracy.

Which of the following BEST describes an assessment that examines students' ability to conduct a chemistry experiment in the lab?

1. Aptitude
2. Interest inventory

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1. Performance assessment
2. Standardized test
3. Aptitude

Correct answer: Performance assessment

One of the preoccupations of quantitative researchers is with generalization, which is a sign of:

1. External validity
2. Internal reliability
3. External reliability
4. Internal validity

Correct answer: External validity

A study design in which the researcher might create_______ to establish causeand-effect relationship is called Experimental Design.

1. An artificial setting, control some variables and manipulates the
2. A natural setting, control some variables and manipulates the dependent variables
3. An artificial setting, control some variables and manipulates the
4. All of the given options
5. An artificial setting, control some variables and manipulates the

Correct answer: An artificial setting, control some variables and manipulates the