Deck 22: Finding, Analyzing, and Documenting Information

Question 1

Research for a report may be as simple as getting a computer printout of sales for last month.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Primary research includes any research that is gathered firsthand, such as observations.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Secondary research includes conducting surveys and interviews.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

You can use Boolean search to get fewer but more useful hits while searching online.

Question 5

The problem with the Internet is that print sources are not online.

Question 6

Keywords are useless when doing research with a computer.

Question 7

Using "and"in a Web search is a form of Boolean search.

Question 8

BusinessWeek Online and International Business Kiosk are two sources for research on the Web.

Question 9

U.S. Government sources online include FEDSTATS and the White House Briefing Room.

Question 10

Most Web sites are reputable, so there's no reason to double check.

Question 11

It's OK for multiple-choice questions on a survey to have more than one answer fitting in any one category.

Question 12

The easiest questions for subjects to answer should come first on a survey

Question 13

The sex, race, and nonverbal cues of the interviewer can bias results in face-to-face interviews.

Question 14

You have an even-numbered list of sales figures; to calculate the median, take the two numbers in the center and divide by two.

Question 15

MLA stands for "Modern Literature Association."

Question 16

MLA citation prefers that book titles be underlined or italicized.

Question 17

It's common in MLA format to put journal titles in quotation marks.

Question 18

APA citation prefers that book titles be put in quotation marks.

Question 19

If you change words in a quote, you should put brackets around that word.

Question 20

Research that is published in journals or other print media is inaccessible through a computer.

Question 21

U.S. Government Web sites include EUGENE Online and the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Question 22

Surveys and questionnaires are always useful, regardless of how well the questions are designed.

Question 23

A root word followed by a minus (-) sign will yield other words that include the root word.

Question 24

Closed questions always limit the number of choices to three.

Question 25

"What aspect of your job gives you the most satisfaction?"is an example of a closed question because it only asks for one answer.

Question 26

If you need to probe for complexities of a topic for a survey, you should use open questions.

Question 27

Because closed questions are faster to answer, they should be used more often than open questions on surveys and questionnaires.

Question 28

Branching questions have the advantage of making potentially embarrassing subjects easier to discuss.

Question 29

The problem with random samples is that not everyone has an equal chance of being selected.

Question 30

Avoid using judgment samples because people's views will be biased.

Question 31

If you use a convenience sample, you can infer that what is for your sample is also of the population as a whole

Question 32

Evaluating online sources is easier than print sources because the information is readily available.

Question 33

It's often useful to simplify numerical data, such as rounding numbers off, when reporting survey results.

Question 34

To determine the range of a group of numbers, you must first know their average.

Question 35

While rounding off numbers is tempting, it's better to always use exact figures.

Question 36

Library sources are always credible, so there's no need to analyze them before you cite them.

Question 37

All professional publications use the same style of documentation.

Question 38

It's common in MLA format to put Web site titles in quotation marks.

Question 39

Which of the following questions is likely to create bias in the response?

A) Do you love your children?
B) What is the best thing about your job?
C) When you got married, did you enjoy the ceremony?
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.

Question 40

Which of the following should you look at if your report is based on secondary data?

A) Sample.
B) Sample size.
C) Exact wording of questions.
D) All of the above.
E) Only A and B

Question 41

To find the median in a list of salaries,

A) Calculate the average, which is the same thing.
B) Add up all the figures and divide by the number of samples.
C) Determine the salary amount exactly in the middle.
D) Find the range.
E) None of the above.

Question 42

Which of the following is NOT a format for citing information?

A) MLA.
B) MMA.
C) APA.
D) B and C
E) All of the above are formats.

Question 43

You see documentation that uses quotation marks around the titles of magazine and journal articles. The documentation style is likely to be

A) MLA.
B) MMA.
C) APA.
D) B and C
E) All of the above.

Question 44

You locate a Web page that includes "edu"in the address, along with other words and symbols. The page is simple-a plain background, text, clip art, and links to various documents, including reports from college courses. You are thinking of using the reports for citations in your business proposal. There are some typos, too, but the page loads quickly and the links work well. Is this a reputable source?

A) Probably, because the "edu" signifies that a college sponsors the page.
B) Probably, because the page works well and provides the information you need.
C) Probably not, because the page lacks an animated first page.
D) Probably not, because the typos suggest a lack of professionalism and the "edu" simply means a college is hosting the page.
E) There's not enough information decide.

Question 45

You send a questionnaire to 100 people but only get 13 back, and few are completed correctly. What should you have done before sending the questionnaires out?

A) Changed open questions to closed ones-closed questions are easier to answer.
B) Pretested the questionnaire to make sure the directions are clear.
C) Added a branching question or two to keep the subjects better focused.
D) Doubled the sample size to 200 people.
E) None of the above.

Question 46

You decide to set up a table near the student lounge to survey students about their satisfaction with campus diversity. You collect opinions throughout the afternoon, but when you tabulate the results, you realize that males outnumber females by nearly 50%. What MOST likely accounts for the result?

A) Males simply outnumber females at your college.
B) Females probably did not want to stop to fill out a survey from a stranger.
C) You unconsciously showed bias by approaching more males than females.
D) Males are more forward with their opinions than females.
E) None of the above.

Question 47

The range for a set of numbers is

A) Calculated by adding up all of the figures and dividing by the number of samples.
B) The number that is exactly in the middle.
C) An easy way to compare various features.
D) The high and low figures for a variable.
E) None of the above.

Question 48

You discover that when a company redesigned its logo, sales went down by 11%. Without further research, what can you conclude is the relationship between the two events?

A) Causation, because customers obviously reacted negatively to the change in logo.
B) Causation, because corporate missteps like these are quite common.
C) Correlation, because so far as you know, the two events simply happened at the same time.
D) Correlation, because one thing led to another.
E) None of the above.

Question 49

You have a long quotation to put in your report. According to MLA style, you should

A) Indent the quotation on the left and the right to set it off from the rest of the text.
B) Use quotation marks because you're not paraphrasing.
C) Include a footnote.
D) All of the above.
E) Only A and B

Question 50

Explain what average, median, and range mean and how they're useful in research.

Question 51

The _________ or _________ is calculated by adding up all the figures and dividing by the number of samples.

Question 52

If your data includes words, try to find out what the words _______ to the people who said them.

Question 53

_________ means that one thing produces another.

Question 54

_________ means that two things happen at the same time.