DQ 1
Most of the time when we are talking about business research they use the applied research method. My company would use this type of research to figure out how to make more profitable when transporting goods. They may look at changing routes or how they split loads between drivers.
DQ 2
Three things to research would be when these complaints are happening day or night? Who are these complaints about one employee or multiple employees? What are the company policies for customer service?
DQ 3
Quantitative data is easier to read it can be translated to numerical expression. This is much easier to use when trying to determine if they should change something and how things are going.
DQ 4
The essential characteristics distinguishing a true experiment require experimental and control groups and making sure that all parts of the experiment are validated. When conducting experiments with humans things can change constantly making it hard to validate.
DQ 5
Some of the focus group questions I would use are. Does the IPhone have the capability to do what you need it to? Are there any features you do not like about it? How was the battery life? Were all the features easy to navigate?
DQ 6
A method of sociological investigation that uses question based or statistical surveys to collect information about how people think and act. For example, a possible application of survey research to a business context might involve looking at how effective mass media is in helping form and shift public opinion” (Business Dictionary. 2013). If not done correctly or aimed at the proper population you can get biased opinions or bad data. Some advantages are they are cost effective; you can collect data from larger groups of people.
DQ 7
I think that indirect observation and direct observation would have been two major observations that played a rule in redesigning the