Chapter 4 Review
Question 1
The process of stating the basic dilemma and then developing other questions by progressively breaking down the original question into more specific ones is called the _____. research question management-research-question hierarchy management dilemma management question investigative question

Question 2
Which of the following statements is false regarding the evaluation of alternatives?
The selection of alternatives is determined by the decision variable chosen and the decision rule used
Each alternative must be explicitly stated
A decision variable is defined by an outcome that may be measured
A decision rule is determined by which outcomes may be compared all of the above are true

Question 3
Apple plans to survey every customer who has purchased an Apple computer in the last 5 years. Apple plans to use a _____. convenience sample snowball sample systematic sample census random sample

Question 4
Ensuring consistency among respondents, locating omissions, and reducing errors in recording are all benefits of data collection data editing sampling coding data analysis

Question 5
Reducing data to a manageable size, developing summaries, and applying statistical techniques are all aspects of sampling data collection pilot testing data analysis data transformation

Question 6
A synopsis of the problem, findings, and recommendations are provided in the ____ section of a research report. executive summary abstract overview implementation technical appendix

Question 7
Which section of a research report contains all the materials necessary to replicate the project?
Executive summary
Abstract
Overview
Implementation
Technical appendix

Question 8
Which of the following is not a common research process problem?
Politically motivated research
Database strip-mining
Unresearchable questions
Ill-defined management problems
Pilot testing

Question 9
Planning the research design involves decisions regarding _____. data collection mode type of study measurement sampling plans all of the above

Question 10
The fundamental weakness in the research process is _____.
Incorrectly defining the research question identifying a flawed sampling frame misdefining the target population failing to identify all relevant secondary information skipping the exploratory phase