Question 1

Which of the following is among the prefatory information provided with a report?

Accepted Answer

A)  Executive summary 
B)  Introduction 
C)  Limitations 
D)  Appendices 
E)  Bibliography 
A)  Executive summary 
B)  Introduction 
C)  Limitations 
D)  Appendices 
E)  Bibliography

Question 2

Which section contains a clear statement of the management question and the business research problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Approach 
B)  Problem statement 
C)  Background 
D)  Table of contents 
E)  Methodology 
A)  Approach 
B)  Problem statement 
C)  Background 
D)  Table of contents 
E)  Methodology

Question 3

Which section of a technical report includes discussion of sampling design,research design,and data collection procedures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Introduction 
B)  Background 
C)  Methodology 
D)  Appendix 
E)  Findings 
A)  Introduction 
B)  Background 
C)  Methodology 
D)  Appendix 
E)  Findings

Question 4

Which of the following techniques is useful for emphasizing important material?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use headings 
B)  Use ample white space 
C)  Use visual aids 
D)  Choose well-known vocabulary terms 
E)  Use italics 
A)  Use headings 
B)  Use ample white space 
C)  Use visual aids 
D)  Choose well-known vocabulary terms 
E)  Use italics

Question 5

Which of the following reports should have a table of contents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Informational report of 5 pages 
B)  Letter of transmittal 
C)  Management report of 5 pages 
D)  Technical report of 10 pages 
E)  All reports should have a table of contents 
A)  Informational report of 5 pages 
B)  Letter of transmittal 
C)  Management report of 5 pages 
D)  Technical report of 10 pages 
E)  All reports should have a table of contents

Question 6

Which format for presenting statistics is best for making comparisons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Text presentation 
B)  Semitabular form 
C)  Tables 
D)  Graphics 
E)  Bullet listing 
A)  Text presentation 
B)  Semitabular form 
C)  Tables 
D)  Graphics 
E)  Bullet listing

Question 7

A readability analysis of a research report scored a 10 on Gunning's Fog Index.Which of the following statements is the best interpretation of this score?

Accepted Answer

A)  People over the age of 10 should be able to read the report comfortably 
B)  People with less than a 10thgrade education will be comfortable reading the report 
C)  A person with a 10thgrade education or higher will be able to read the report comfortably 
D)  10% of the report is difficult to read 
E)  The report is unreadable to most people on a scale of 1 to 10 
A)  People over the age of 10 should be able to read the report comfortably 
B)  People with less than a 10thgrade education will be comfortable reading the report 
C)  A person with a 10thgrade education or higher will be able to read the report comfortably 
D)  10% of the report is difficult to read 
E)  The report is unreadable to most people on a scale of 1 to 10

Question 8

Which question below best guides what should be included in the findings section of a research report?

Accepted Answer

A)  Is the material important to understanding the problem and findings? 
B)  What statistical techniques were used to determine the findings? 
C)  How does the finding relate to the hypothesis? 
D)  Who is reading the report? 
E)  What are the limitations of the findings? 
A)  Is the material important to understanding the problem and findings? 
B)  What statistical techniques were used to determine the findings? 
C)  How does the finding relate to the hypothesis? 
D)  Who is reading the report? 
E)  What are the limitations of the findings?

Question 9

The letter of transmittal includes a discussion of all of the following except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  scope of report 
B)  authorization for the project 
C)  limitations of the study 
D)  recognition of the person who prepared the report 
E)  purpose of the study 
A)  scope of report 
B)  authorization for the project 
C)  limitations of the study 
D)  recognition of the person who prepared the report 
E)  purpose of the study

Question 10

The rate at which the printed page presents information to the reader is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  readability 
B)  speed 
C)  comprehensibility 
D)  pace 
E)  gait 
A)  readability 
B)  speed 
C)  comprehensibility 
D)  pace 
E)  gait

Question 11

All of the following tend to be short reports except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  informational reports 
B)  progress reports 
C)  interim reports 
D)  technical reports 
E)  memorandum reports 
A)  informational reports 
B)  progress reports 
C)  interim reports 
D)  technical reports 
E)  memorandum reports

Question 12

What is the first question a report writer should ask prior to writing the report?

Accepted Answer

A)  Who will read the report? 
B)  What is the purpose of this report? 
C)  What are the limitations of the report? 
D)  How will the report be used? 
E)  How important is the topic? 
A)  Who will read the report? 
B)  What is the purpose of this report? 
C)  What are the limitations of the report? 
D)  How will the report be used? 
E)  How important is the topic?

Question 13

Jack is developing the outline for his research report.He is outlining using just a few words to jog his memory when he writes the report.What type of outline is Jack using?

Accepted Answer

A)  Topic outline 
B)  Bullet outline 
C)  Sentence outline 
D)  Paragraph outline 
E)  List outline 
A)  Topic outline 
B)  Bullet outline 
C)  Sentence outline 
D)  Paragraph outline 
E)  List outline

Question 14

A statistical presentation technique used for time series and frequency distributions over time is called a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  boxplot 
B)  bar graph 
C)  pie chart 
D)  line graph 
E)  Pareto diagram 
A)  boxplot 
B)  bar graph 
C)  pie chart 
D)  line graph 
E)  Pareto diagram

Question 15

Where should study's methodology be mentioned in a short report?

Accepted Answer

A)  Executive summary 
B)  Introduction 
C)  Letter of transmittal 
D)  Appendix 
E)  Research design section 
A)  Executive summary 
B)  Introduction 
C)  Letter of transmittal 
D)  Appendix 
E)  Research design section

Question 16

What type of chart uses symbols rather than bars to represent frequency data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Line graph 
B)  Pie chart 
C)  Area chart 
D)  Pictograph 
E)  Map 
A)  Line graph 
B)  Pie chart 
C)  Area chart 
D)  Pictograph 
E)  Map

Question 17

All of the following components should be included in the title of a research report except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  study variables 
B)  type of relationship studied 
C)  population of interest 
D)  time when study was conducted 
E)  all of the above should be included 
A)  study variables 
B)  type of relationship studied 
C)  population of interest 
D)  time when study was conducted 
E)  all of the above should be included

Question 18

Which of the following techniques to control pace is thought to create a positive psychological effect on the reader?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use of headings 
B)  Use of ample white space 
C)  Use of visual aids 
D)  Use of well-known vocabulary terms 
E)  Use of italics 
A)  Use of headings 
B)  Use of ample white space 
C)  Use of visual aids 
D)  Use of well-known vocabulary terms 
E)  Use of italics

Question 19

In what section are complex tables,statistical tests,and supporting documents placed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Introduction 
B)  Findings 
C)  Methodology 
D)  Recommendations 
E)  Appendix 
A)  Introduction 
B)  Findings 
C)  Methodology 
D)  Recommendations 
E)  Appendix

Question 20

A writer can use a(n)_____ to determine how difficult the material is to read.

Accepted Answer

A)  readability index 
B)  reading level index 
C)  comprehensibility index 
D)  editor 
E)  pretest 
A)  readability index 
B)  reading level index 
C)  comprehensibility index 
D)  editor 
E)  pretest

Exam 20: Presenting Insights and Findings: Written Reports

Which of the following is among the prefatory information provided with a report?

Which section contains a clear statement of the management question and the business research problem?

Which section of a technical report includes discussion of sampling design,research design,and data collection procedures?

Which of the following techniques is useful for emphasizing important material?

Which of the following reports should have a table of contents?

Which format for presenting statistics is best for making comparisons?

A readability analysis of a research report scored a 10 on Gunning's Fog Index.Which of the following statements is the best interpretation of this score?

Which question below best guides what should be included in the findings section of a research report?

The letter of transmittal includes a discussion of all of the following except _____.

The rate at which the printed page presents information to the reader is called _____.

All of the following tend to be short reports except _____.

What is the first question a report writer should ask prior to writing the report?

Jack is developing the outline for his research report.He is outlining using just a few words to jog his memory when he writes the report.What type of outline is Jack using?

A statistical presentation technique used for time series and frequency distributions over time is called a _____.

Where should study's methodology be mentioned in a short report?

What type of chart uses symbols rather than bars to represent frequency data?

All of the following components should be included in the title of a research report except _____.

Which of the following techniques to control pace is thought to create a positive psychological effect on the reader?

In what section are complex tables,statistical tests,and supporting documents placed?

A writer can use a(n)_____ to determine how difficult the material is to read.

Research in Business

Ethics in Business Research

Thinking Like a Researcher

The Research Process: an Overview

Clarifying the Research Question Through Secondary Data and Exploration

Research Design: An Overview

Qualitative Research

Observation Studies

Experiments

Surveys

Measurement

Measurement Scales

Questionnaires and Instruments

Sampling

Data Preparation and Description

Exploring, Displaying, and Examining Data

Hypothesis Testing

Measures of Association

Multivariate Analysis: An Overview

Presenting Insights and Findings: Oral Presentations

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