Exam 6: Research Design: An Overview

"The introduction of a four day week leads to increased productivity particularly among young workers by improving job satisfaction." In this statement,improving job satisfaction is the:

The study of the use of space is called _____.

Which of the following is not an objective of exploratory research?

When political researchers assess opinions towards President Bush's plan for social security reform,a(n)______ study is used.However,when political researchers want to assess the change in opinion towards the war in Iraq from the initial deployment of troops to the elections in Iraq,a(n)_____ study should be used.

All of the following are part of an exploratory phase search strategy except _____.

Which of the following is not an example of a monitoring study?

Discussions with those who are knowledgeable about the problem or its possible solutions are called _____.

Which of the following exploratory techniques is used most often in business research?

Which of the following is a type of monitoring study?

A(n)_____ is a study in which the conditions of a system or process are replicated.

What is an asymmetrical relationship? List and explain the four types of asymmetrical relationships that a research may observe.

The basic method by which equivalence between experimental and control groups is determined is

When two variables vary together but changes in the variables are not due to changes in the other,a _____ relationship is said to exist.

In the book,In Search of Excellence,the authors examined the characteristics of highly successful companies by studying the full context of each organization,using multiple sources of information,and identifying the relationship between managerial decisions and success.This is an example of a(n)_____.

A correlation refers to the _____.

A case study is one that _____.

The goal of a formal study is to _____.

The primary difference between a monitoring study and a communication study is that in a communication study,the researcher _____.

Research design strategy encompasses all of the components below except _____.

When studies are conducted under controlled conditions that do not simulate actual environmental conditions,the study is conducted _____.