Question 1

An analysis of past sales data shows that the average household purchases a new vacuum cleaner approximately every seven years.The extraction of this type of information is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  process analysis 
B)  data mining 
C)  obtrusive measures 
D)  record analysis 
E)  trace evidence

Question 2

Which of the following is a reason researchers use encyclopedias?

Accepted Answer

A)  To verify spelling 
B)  To find authors and titles of prior works 
C)  To locate articles from a large set 
D)  To find historical information 
E)  All of the above

Question 3

All of the following are popular bibliographic databases used by business researchers except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ABI/Inform 
B)  Business Source 
C)  InfoTrac 
D)  Dow Jones Interactive 
E)  Lexis-Nexis

Question 4

Which of the following is a concern with data mining?

Accepted Answer

A)  The database was created for a reason that may not be compatible with the management question 
B)  It is secondary data 
C)  It provides the potential for extracting meaningful information 
D)  It is a starting point for decision-based research 
E)  It offers readily-available data

Question 5

Which information source may be interpretations of a secondary source but is generally represented by indexes,bibliographies,and Internet search engines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Secondary 
B)  Primary 
C)  Tertiary 
D)  Statistical 
E)  External

Question 6

All of the following questions address the authority of a source except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  What are the credentials of the author or institution? 
B)  What is the reputation of the sponsoring organization? 
C)  Does the source give you a means of contacting anyone for further information? 
D)  How old is the information? 
E)  If facts are supplied, where do they come from?

Question 7

The search engine consists of?

Accepted Answer

A)  A set of linked documents. 
B)  A set of computerized databases. 
C)  An Internet "crawler" and the "indexer" to prepare searchable indexes. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 8

Intermediate storage facilities that compile locally required information are called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  data mines 
B)  data marts 
C)  decision support systems 
D)  decision assessment systems 
E)  data warehouses

Question 9

Data on a university's enrollments are available in all university departments through a client server network.This data availability is best referred to as information available ____

Accepted Answer

A)  Online 
B)  Internet-based 
C)  Data warehoused 
D)  Intranet-based (LAN)

Question 10

Which of the following is not a source for finding government statistics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Statistical Abstract of the United States 
B)  U.S. Code 
C)  FedStats 
D)  U.S. Bureau of the Census 
E)  All of the above are sources for government statistics

Question 11

When evaluating an information source,the time period and geographic limitations are considered as part of the _____ factor.

Accepted Answer

A)  purpose 
B)  scope 
C)  authority 
D)  audience 
E)  format

Question 12

All of the following are examples of primary sources of information except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  memos 
B)  letters 
C)  transcripts of speeches 
D)  Google searches 
E)  economic data

Question 13

Which database listed below provides the texts of laws as they are passed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Public Laws 
B)  U.S. Code 
C)  Federal Register 
D)  Congressional Bills 
E)  Congressional Directory

Question 14

A Google search can be classified as which type of information source?

Accepted Answer

A)  Secondary 
B)  Primary 
C)  Tertiary 
D)  Statistical 
E)  External

Question 15

One of the disadvantages of computerized searches is

Accepted Answer

A)  A computer search can combine subject items in different ways than is possible using a manual search. 
B)  Computerized databases do not contain references to the most recent published periodicals. 
C)  Computers are hard for most people to use. 
D)  Computerized searches will find sources that contain the key words but each source may not be related to the subject of interest.

Question 16

Questions that the researcher must answer to satisfactorily arrive at a conclusion about the research question are called _____ questions.

Accepted Answer

A)  management 
B)  research 
C)  investigative 
D)  measurement 
E)  hypothetical

Question 17

BankChoice is concerned about stagnating profits and asks,"How can profitability be improved?" This is an example of a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  management question 
B)  research question 
C)  investigative question 
D)  measurement question 
E)  management dilemma

Question 18

Boolean operators enable a search to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  combine terms or sets of terms 
B)  identify which source fits the search term the best 
C)  identify the most current source 
D)  eliminate sources that lack credibility 
E)  include encyclopedia listings

Question 19

The exploratory research phase of a research project allows a researcher to accomplish several objectives.Name three of the objectives common to this stage.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The exploratory research phase of a research...

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of secondary data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transcripts from a series of focus groups conducted for the current research problem 
B)  Diaries kept by panel participants who are currently evaluating their consumption of milk 
C)  Sales records for the past 5 years 
D)  Completed questionnaires from a mail survey 
E)  Data file from a web survey deployed as part of the current research design

Exam 5: Clarifying the Research Question Through Secondary Data and Exploration