Deck 15: Analyzing Data for Complex Reports

Question 1

A blog is an ideal tool for collaborative writing.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

While making a quantitative data design, a researcher must stop all qualitative judgments.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

In deductive reasoning, if a minor premise is false, the conclusion will be false.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

In business research, quantitative data tend to be more reliable than qualitative data.

Question 5

Recommendations made in a report must be related to the purpose of the study.

Question 6

No statistical analysis can be applied to nominal data.

Question 7

A researcher may ethically seek assistance with statistical analysis of data.

Question 8

Having a project blog on the Internet creates a problem since some comments may contain language that offends other blog visitors.

Question 9

Project management software helps teams work together on a project.

Question 10

The measurement scales used during data collection will determine which statistical procedures can be used for data analysis.

Question 11

Data editing is a minor part of data preparation.

Question 12

A coding system for sorting data must be exhaustive and two-dimensional.

Question 13

A codebook should be retained for use by others who access the data later.

Question 14

The most-used blog service provider currently is Blogger by Google.

Question 15

Data verification is a vague, tedious step in data preparation.

Question 16

To be analytical, a researcher should not discuss data with anyone not involved in the study.

Question 17

Keeping a questioning (critical) mindset is a must for accurate data analysis.

Question 18

During data analysis, a researcher moves from objective data to subjective interpretations of that data.

Question 19

Several findings may support a single conclusion.

Question 20

A codebook contains the key to interpreting data.

Question 21

Which statement is NOT an advantage of a project blog?

A) Project blogs help reduce time spent in team meetings.
B) Team members can edit one another's project blog entries.
C) Team members can understand a whole project by visiting a project blog.
D) New team members can become familiar with a project by visiting a project blog.

Question 22

Which statement BEST describes deductive reasoning?

A) It eliminates the need for statistical analysis.
B) It is based on the logical syllogism: major premise, minor premise, and conclusion.
C) It has little application in the interpretation of business research data.
D) It allows a valid conclusion to be sustained by a false minor premise.

Question 23

Measures of central tendency include-

A) mean, median, and mode.
B) range, variance, and standard deviation.
C) both a and b.
D) neither a nor b.

Question 24

Which statement is NOT a useful guideline for using projecgt management (PM) applications?

A) Go with PM software that emphasizes planning.
B) Avoid a PM application that will be time-consuming for team members to learn.
C) Get the simplest PM software that will meet your and your team's needs.
D) Identify a project's purposes, audiences, and context before getting involved with the PM software.

Question 25

Which statement about data analysis is NOT correct?

A) It includes both subjective and objective judgments.
B) Ideally, it is done only by the researcher who collected the data.
C) Each step removes the analysis further from the objective raw data.
D) It must be guided by an understanding of the research problem and purpose.

Question 26

Which statement is a useful guide for wiki users?

A) Keep formatting extremely simple.
B) Don't write in first-person style.
C) To start, put headings on a few blank pages.
D) All three statements (a-c).

Question 27

Which statement about quantitative data is CORRECT?

A) Demographic data are qualitative data.
B) Ideally, every study includes some quantitative data.
C) Qualitative data can sometimes be quantified to some extent.
D) Analysis of quantitative data involves no subjective decisions.

Question 28

Microsoft employees make extensive use of wikis on the Web.
B. Multiple Choice - For the following items, select the most appropriate choice (a-d).

Question 29

Which tool would be most useful for brainstorming solutions to a project-related problem?

A) Blog
B) Groupware
C) Project management software
D) Wiki

Question 30

Data measured on an interval scale can be analyzed with-

A) more powerful statistical tests than data measured on a nominal scale.
B) more powerful statistical tests than data measured on an ordinal scale.
C) more powerful statistical tests than data measured on a ratio scale.
D) both a and b.

Question 31

Which phrase is NOT a use of wikis?

A) Post meeting agendas and handouts
B) Store meeting minutes
C) Help new team members get up to speed
D) Distribute employment information

Question 32

Which of the following would NOT demonstrate a one-dimensional classification for clothing size?

A) Petite - Average - Large - Extra Large
B) Petite - Average - Tall - Extra Tall
C) Small - Medium - Large
D) Small - Medium - Large - Extra Large

Question 33

A researcher studies several facts about consumer buying practices and draws a conclusion. This is an example of-

A) induction.
B) synthesis.
C) both a and b.
D) neither a nor b.

Question 34

Which statement best describes inductive reasoning?

A) It has little use in the interpretation of business research data.
B) It may include non sequiturs and hasty generalizations.
C) It moves from general concepts to specific facts.
D) It moves from specific facts to generalizations.

Question 35

Recommendations should be-

A) confident proposals for action based on solid conclusions.
B) tentative proposals for action based on the conclusions drawn.
C) cautious proposals for action based on inconclusive findings.
D) modest proposals for action based on firm conclusions.

Question 36

Conclusions are-

A) bases for recommendations.
B) classifications of raw data.
C) the same as findings.
D) unrelated to the research problem.

Question 37

Project management set up to complete a project in consecutive phases is called-

A) agile.
B) Gantt.
C) traditional.
D) waterfall.

Question 38

The presumed objectivity of numbers may lead some people to assume that statistical analysis is an objective, amoral process.

Question 39

Which phrase is not a type of wiki?

A) Shared content
B) Private enterprise
C) Personal
D) General public

Question 40

Data analysis is a multistage process.

Question 41

From the Project Management Quotes website: HYPERLINK "http://www.famous-quotes.net/Quote.aspx?Productivity_responsibility_of_the_manager" The productivity of work is not the responsibility of the worker but of the manager.

Question 42

Ethical decisions related to data analysis include deciding which data should and should not be excluded from the analysis.