Exam 6: Problem Definition: the Foundation of Business Research

_____ is an interview technique that tries to draw deeper and more elaborate explanations from a discussion with a decision maker.

When a researcher determines what or who should provide the data and at what level of aggregation, he or she is determining the _____.

Symptoms need to be translated into a problem and then a decision statement.

Which of the following make defining problems more difficult?

Tables placed in a research proposal that are exact representations of the actual tables that will show results in the final report but contain hypothetical results are called _____.

Once the researcher has identified the key symptoms and identified the key problem(s) from those symptoms, what is the next step the researcher will take in the problem-definition process?

Tables placed in research proposals that are exact representations of the actual tables that will show results in the final report with the exception that the results are hypothetical (fictitious) are referred to as surrogate tables.

A written expression of the key question(s) that a research user wishes to answer is referred to as a _____.

The unit of analysis for a study indicates the level of significance that will be acceptable for acting on the results.

A research proposal is a written statement of the research design.

A(n) _____ is a process outcome or a variable that is predicted and/or explained by other variables.

A(n) _____ variable is one that is expected to influence the dependent variable in some way.

Which type of variable indicates membership in some group?

Conducting a situation analysis often requires exploratory research.

What is a research proposal and how is it useful for both the researcher and the client?

A researcher is studying purchasing managers to determine how they decide to use credit in purchase situations for their companies. In this case, purchasing managers are the _____.

The greater the number of research objectives, the better the research.

The variable that is measured to determine the outcome of the research process is called the ______ variable.

A decision statement is a written expression of the key question(s) that a research user wishes to answer.

A _____ is a written expression of the key question(s) that a research user wishes to answer.