Question 1

There are no ethical issues in using secondary sources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Ethnocentrism is a belief that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnography is the best research methodology. 
B)  Ethics are critical in research. 
C)  Ethics are central to research. 
D)  One's own ethnic or cultural group is superior and all other ehtnic or cultural groups are seen as being 'other' than that group. 
A)  Ethnography is the best research methodology. 
B)  Ethics are critical in research. 
C)  Ethics are central to research. 
D)  One's own ethnic or cultural group is superior and all other ehtnic or cultural groups are seen as being 'other' than that group. D

Question 3

The main danger in selecting out a sub-set of data from a large data set is:

Accepted Answer

A)  That the large data set will be destroyed. 
B)  That data will be lost. 
C)  That it may be illegal. 
D)  That the data selected may be rendered invalid in some way. 
A)  That the large data set will be destroyed. 
B)  That data will be lost. 
C)  That it may be illegal. 
D)  That the data selected may be rendered invalid in some way. D

Question 4

When working with secondary sources, the researcher is restricted to the data that is available.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is contained in the conceptual framework?

Accepted Answer

The conceptual framework contains all of

Question 6

A secondary source is:

Accepted Answer

A)  An account of a phenomenon based on the witness or testimony of others. 
B)  A second rate account of an experience or phenomenon. 
C)  A first hand account of an experience or phenomenon. 
D)  A first rate account of an experience or phenomenon. 
A)  An account of a phenomenon based on the witness or testimony of others. 
B)  A second rate account of an experience or phenomenon. 
C)  A first hand account of an experience or phenomenon. 
D)  A first rate account of an experience or phenomenon.

Question 7

Sub-sets of data sets are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sub-standard data sets. 
B)  Small parts of the data set that the researcher selects from the data set. 
C)  Substitutes for data sets. 
D)  Sub titles for data sets. 
A)  Sub-standard data sets. 
B)  Small parts of the data set that the researcher selects from the data set. 
C)  Substitutes for data sets. 
D)  Sub titles for data sets.

Question 8

Decisions around the use of secondary sources and archival sources are part of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Conceptual framework for the research project. 
B)  Theoretical framework for the research project. 
C)  Methodological framework for the research project. 
D)  Analytical framework for the research project. 
A)  Conceptual framework for the research project. 
B)  Theoretical framework for the research project. 
C)  Methodological framework for the research project. 
D)  Analytical framework for the research project.

Question 9

Secondary data is data that already exists. It is not created by the researcher.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The researcher should ensure that the data used in the research project really do measure, represent or illustrate the phenomenon under investigation in the research project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The data used in the research project must:

Accepted Answer

A)  Be quantitative data. 
B)  Be the data required for the research project. 
C)  Be qualitative data. 
D)  Be substantial data. 
A)  Be quantitative data. 
B)  Be the data required for the research project. 
C)  Be qualitative data. 
D)  Be substantial data.

Question 12

Old or out-of-date data may not be useful at all because:

Accepted Answer

A)  It would be difficult to source. 
B)  It would be difficult to understand. 
C)  The world may have changed substantially since that data was published. 
D)  The nature of data may have changed substantially since that data was published. 
A)  It would be difficult to source. 
B)  It would be difficult to understand. 
C)  The world may have changed substantially since that data was published. 
D)  The nature of data may have changed substantially since that data was published.

Question 13

Secondary sources and archival sources when used in the research project are part of the methodological framework for the research project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Primary data is data the researcher males or creates themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Secondary data is data the researcher creates or makes themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The issue of validity is the issue of whether or not the data used are valid, meaningful, credible, reasonable, reasoned, justifiable and defensible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The most important issue to be addressed in the defence of your data set is the issue of validity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The validity of the data is the extent to which the data:

Accepted Answer

A)  Is guaranteed. 
B)  Is real. 
C)  Is believable. 
D)  Measures what it purports to measure. 
A)  Is guaranteed. 
B)  Is real. 
C)  Is believable. 
D)  Measures what it purports to measure.

Question 19

It is important always to use secondary data in any research project.
.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

You cannot research a project if the data required is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Not accessible. 
B)  Accessible. 
C)  In the testimony of different individuals. 
D)  In different archives. 
A)  Not accessible. 
B)  Accessible. 
C)  In the testimony of different individuals. 
D)  In different archives.

There are no ethical issues in using secondary sources.

Ethnocentrism is a belief that:

The main danger in selecting out a sub-set of data from a large data set is:

When working with secondary sources, the researcher is restricted to the data that is available.

What is contained in the conceptual framework?

A secondary source is:

Sub-sets of data sets are:

Decisions around the use of secondary sources and archival sources are part of the:

Secondary data is data that already exists. It is not created by the researcher.

The researcher should ensure that the data used in the research project really do measure, represent or illustrate the phenomenon under investigation in the research project.

The data used in the research project must:

Old or out-of-date data may not be useful at all because:

Secondary sources and archival sources when used in the research project are part of the methodological framework for the research project.

Primary data is data the researcher males or creates themselves.

Secondary data is data the researcher creates or makes themselves.

The issue of validity is the issue of whether or not the data used are valid, meaningful, credible, reasonable, reasoned, justifiable and defensible.

The most important issue to be addressed in the defence of your data set is the issue of validity.

The validity of the data is the extent to which the data:

It is important always to use secondary data in any research project. .

You cannot research a project if the data required is:

Introducing Business Research

Developing Research Skills

Understanding Research Ethics

Understanding Research Philosophy

Developing a Research Proposal

Reviewing the Literature

Understanding Research Methodology and Design

Understanding Research Methods, Populations and Sampling

Using Observation

Using Interviews and Focus Groups

Using Questionnaires and Scales

Managing Data and Introducing Data Analysis

Analysing Quantitative Data

Analysing Qualitative Data

Drawing Conclusions and Writing Research

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Exam 9: Using Secondary Data and Archival Sources

There are no ethical issues in using secondary sources.

Ethnocentrism is a belief that:

The main danger in selecting out a sub-set of data from a large data set is:

When working with secondary sources, the researcher is restricted to the data that is available.

What is contained in the conceptual framework?

A secondary source is:

Sub-sets of data sets are:

Decisions around the use of secondary sources and archival sources are part of the:

Secondary data is data that already exists. It is not created by the researcher.

The researcher should ensure that the data used in the research project really do measure, represent or illustrate the phenomenon under investigation in the research project.

The data used in the research project must:

Old or out-of-date data may not be useful at all because:

Secondary sources and archival sources when used in the research project are part of the methodological framework for the research project.

Primary data is data the researcher males or creates themselves.

Secondary data is data the researcher creates or makes themselves.

The issue of validity is the issue of whether or not the data used are valid, meaningful, credible, reasonable, reasoned, justifiable and defensible.

The most important issue to be addressed in the defence of your data set is the issue of validity.

The validity of the data is the extent to which the data:

It is important always to use secondary data in any research project. .

You cannot research a project if the data required is:

Introducing Business Research

Developing Research Skills

Understanding Research Ethics

Understanding Research Philosophy

Developing a Research Proposal

Reviewing the Literature

Understanding Research Methodology and Design

Understanding Research Methods, Populations and Sampling

Using Observation

Using Interviews and Focus Groups

Using Questionnaires and Scales

Managing Data and Introducing Data Analysis

Analysing Quantitative Data

Analysing Qualitative Data

Drawing Conclusions and Writing Research

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