Question 1

An ad hoc survey is one which is carried out according to the needs of a specific study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Investigating the source of your secondary data is called checking its ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Coverage 
B)  Measurements 
C)  Authority 
D)  Benefit 
A)  Coverage 
B)  Measurements 
C)  Authority 
D)  Benefit

Question 3

Secondary data from a survey with a high response rate is likely to be no more valid than that from one with a low response rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following does NOT apply to secondary data?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was gathered for a different purpose than your own 
B)  It may have been processed 
C)  It may have been stored in a repository 
D)  None of the above 
A)  It was gathered for a different purpose than your own 
B)  It may have been processed 
C)  It may have been stored in a repository 
D)  None of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a criterion of overall suitability of secondary data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Measurement validity 
B)  Face validity 
C)  Coverage 
D)  Unmeasured variables 
A)  Measurement validity 
B)  Face validity 
C)  Coverage 
D)  Unmeasured variables

Question 6

Secondary data that are not completely reliable are better than no data at all.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Secondary data is never appropriate to use in a student project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In using secondary data we do not need to consider who was selected and how they were selected. We are only interested in the results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are secondary data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Data not directly related to your research question 
B)  Data originally collected for some other purpose 
C)  Unimportant data 
D)  Ordinal data 
A)  Data not directly related to your research question 
B)  Data originally collected for some other purpose 
C)  Unimportant data 
D)  Ordinal data

Question 10

Which of these is NOT a good way of assessing the reliability and validity of secondary data sources?

Accepted Answer

A)  Looking for publications based on the data 
B)  Checking for an email address to make further enquiries 
C)  Looking to see if the data is from a well known source 
D)  Trusting an organisation's name that sounds academic 
A)  Looking for publications based on the data 
B)  Checking for an email address to make further enquiries 
C)  Looking to see if the data is from a well known source 
D)  Trusting an organisation's name that sounds academic

Question 11

"A manager decides not to record minor incidents in her accident report log." This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  accidental distortion 
B)  Sample error 
C)  Deliberate distortion 
D)  Precise suitability 
A)  accidental distortion 
B)  Sample error 
C)  Deliberate distortion 
D)  Precise suitability

Question 12

It is possible to deal with the problem of measurement invalidity by stating that the measures used are a suitable proxy even thought they are not exact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

"A central, searchable repository filled with quantitative and qualitative secondary data sets from a range of government, academic and commercial sources." What is being described here?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Internet 
B)  The UK data archive 
C)  DirectGov 
D)  A library catalogue 
A)  The Internet 
B)  The UK data archive 
C)  DirectGov 
D)  A library catalogue

Question 14

It is not possible to evaluate the suitability of a secondary data set in advance of using it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Books and journals are examples of multiple source secondary data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of these is NOT a stage in evaluating the suitability of a secondary data set?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its fit with your research questions 
B)  Undertaking statistical tests on it 
C)  The benefits of using it outweigh the costs 
D)  You will be allowed access 
A)  Its fit with your research questions 
B)  Undertaking statistical tests on it 
C)  The benefits of using it outweigh the costs 
D)  You will be allowed access

Question 17

Re-analysing meeting reports, emails or letters allows you to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  See how the author constructed the events discussed 
B)  Gain an objective insight into what actually happened 
C)  Understand the social interactions of the situation 
D)  None of the above 
A)  See how the author constructed the events discussed 
B)  Gain an objective insight into what actually happened 
C)  Understand the social interactions of the situation 
D)  None of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is a problem of using government produced statistics for a longitudinal study?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are from a non credible source 
B)  They suffer from reporting bias 
C)  Definitions are likely to have changed over time 
D)  It is difficult to obtain statistics from past years 
A)  They are from a non credible source 
B)  They suffer from reporting bias 
C)  Definitions are likely to have changed over time 
D)  It is difficult to obtain statistics from past years

Question 19

You are undertaking research on the usefulness of 'coaching' as a development tool and have found a secondary data set based on a survey undertaken by a Coaching Consultancy of their own clients. You should be wary of deliberate distortion because ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  The data set will be too small to be useful 
B)  The respondents may have painted the consultancy in an overly favourable light 
C)  The consultancy may have falsified the results 
D)  All of these 
A)  The data set will be too small to be useful 
B)  The respondents may have painted the consultancy in an overly favourable light 
C)  The consultancy may have falsified the results 
D)  All of these

Question 20

The quality of secondary data sets can always be assessed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

An ad hoc survey is one which is carried out according to the needs of a specific study.

Investigating the source of your secondary data is called checking its ________.

Secondary data from a survey with a high response rate is likely to be no more valid than that from one with a low response rate.

Which of the following does NOT apply to secondary data?

Which of the following is NOT a criterion of overall suitability of secondary data?

Secondary data that are not completely reliable are better than no data at all.

Secondary data is never appropriate to use in a student project.

In using secondary data we do not need to consider who was selected and how they were selected. We are only interested in the results.

What are secondary data?

Which of these is NOT a good way of assessing the reliability and validity of secondary data sources?

"A manager decides not to record minor incidents in her accident report log." This is an example of ________.

It is possible to deal with the problem of measurement invalidity by stating that the measures used are a suitable proxy even thought they are not exact.

"A central, searchable repository filled with quantitative and qualitative secondary data sets from a range of government, academic and commercial sources." What is being described here?

It is not possible to evaluate the suitability of a secondary data set in advance of using it.

Books and journals are examples of multiple source secondary data.

Which of these is NOT a stage in evaluating the suitability of a secondary data set?

Re-analysing meeting reports, emails or letters allows you to ________.

Which of the following is a problem of using government produced statistics for a longitudinal study?

You are undertaking research on the usefulness of 'coaching' as a development tool and have found a secondary data set based on a survey undertaken by a Coaching Consultancy of their own clients. You should be wary of deliberate distortion because ________.

The quality of secondary data sets can always be assessed.

The Nature of Business and Management Research and Structure of This Book

Formulating and Clarifying the Research Topic

Critically Reviewing the Literature

Understanding Research Philosophies and Approaches

Formulating the Research Design

Negotiating Access and Research Ethics

Selecting Samples

Collecting Primary Data Through Observation

Collecting Primary Data Using Semi-Structured, In-Depth and Group Interviews

Collecting Primary Data Using Questionnaires

Analysing Quantitative Data

Analysing Qualitative Data

Writing and Presenting Your Project Report

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Exam 8: Using Secondary Data

An ad hoc survey is one which is carried out according to the needs of a specific study.

Investigating the source of your secondary data is called checking its ________.

Secondary data from a survey with a high response rate is likely to be no more valid than that from one with a low response rate.

Which of the following does NOT apply to secondary data?

Which of the following is NOT a criterion of overall suitability of secondary data?

Secondary data that are not completely reliable are better than no data at all.

Secondary data is never appropriate to use in a student project.

In using secondary data we do not need to consider who was selected and how they were selected. We are only interested in the results.

What are secondary data?

Which of these is NOT a good way of assessing the reliability and validity of secondary data sources?

"A manager decides not to record minor incidents in her accident report log." This is an example of ________.

It is possible to deal with the problem of measurement invalidity by stating that the measures used are a suitable proxy even thought they are not exact.

"A central, searchable repository filled with quantitative and qualitative secondary data sets from a range of government, academic and commercial sources." What is being described here?

It is not possible to evaluate the suitability of a secondary data set in advance of using it.

Books and journals are examples of multiple source secondary data.

Which of these is NOT a stage in evaluating the suitability of a secondary data set?

Re-analysing meeting reports, emails or letters allows you to ________.

Which of the following is a problem of using government produced statistics for a longitudinal study?

You are undertaking research on the usefulness of 'coaching' as a development tool and have found a secondary data set based on a survey undertaken by a Coaching Consultancy of their own clients. You should be wary of deliberate distortion because ________.

The quality of secondary data sets can always be assessed.

The Nature of Business and Management Research and Structure of This Book

Formulating and Clarifying the Research Topic

Critically Reviewing the Literature

Understanding Research Philosophies and Approaches

Formulating the Research Design

Negotiating Access and Research Ethics

Selecting Samples

Collecting Primary Data Through Observation

Collecting Primary Data Using Semi-Structured, In-Depth and Group Interviews

Collecting Primary Data Using Questionnaires

Analysing Quantitative Data

Analysing Qualitative Data

Writing and Presenting Your Project Report

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