All of the following are advantages of Internet Surveys EXCEPT:

• A) Respondent Anonymity
• B) Visual Appeal and Interactivity
• C) No Physical Incentive
• D) Accurate Real-Time Data Capture

When constructing a questionnaire, there are few principles which must never be ignored. Which of the following is NOT one of those principles?

• A) Avoid double-barreled questions
• B) Do not use "leading" or "loaded" questions
• C) Avoid double negatives
• D) Avoid using multiple items to measure a single construct

Number of questionnaires returned, divided by the total number of eligible people who were contacted in a survey refers to:

• A) Return rate
• B) Non-response rate
• C) Response rate
• D) Item response rate

Which one of the following aspect needs to be evaluated during “Pilot Testing”?

• A) All of the given options
• B) Reactions of Respondents
• C) Discovering errors in the instrument
• D) Sampling procedure can be checked

Call backs are used as a major means to reduce____________

• A) Response rate
• B) Response bias
• C) Negative responses
• D) Non-response error

Which of the following concerns is MOST likely to become a problem if Mr. Baber uses purposive sampling techniques?

• A) Selection of participants who are thought to be informative, articulate, and experienced with the research topic and setting.
• B) Subjects participating in the study.
• C) Generalizability from the sample to the population.
• D) Statistically equal groups.

When constructing a questionnaire, it is imperative to do each of the following EXCEPT ______.

• A) Use "leading" or "loaded" questions
• B) Understand your research participants
• C) Pilot your test questionnaire
• D) Use natural language

If the problem statement is focused on how to augment knowledge sharing behavior of knowledge workers, the unit of analysis would be:

• A) Group
• B) Individual
• C) Group of organizations
• D) Organization

An advantage of computer-assisted telephone interviewing is:

• A) Interviewing time is reduced
• B) Questionnaires do not have to be coded
• C) There is little opportunity for interviewer bias
• D) Data quality is enhanced

Asking neutral questions is a part of:

• A) In house training
• B) Probing tactics
• C) Recording the responses
• D) Verbal communication

Why does qualitative interviewing have an advantage over participant observation when it comes to longitudinal research?

• A) Participant observers are prone to 'go native' during longitudinal research.
• B) Repeat interviews are easier to organise.
• C) It allows for a better exploration of key issues.
• D) It is a more focused research method.

All of the following are the techniques to increase the response rate of the survey research EXCEPT:

• A) Callback
• B) Cover Letter
• C) Researcher’s publications
• D) Money

How often do you watch TV drama?
Occasionally
Frequently
Regularly
I do not watch TV drama

This question when asked from the respondents was unable to capture the required variable. What is the problem associated with it?

• A) This is an ambiguous question
• B) It is a leading question
• C) Proper sequence is missing
• D) It is a loaded question

Survey, preliminary notifications, and follow ups are used __________.

• A) In computer aided interviews
• B) To increase response rate
• C) To reduce response rate
• D) In computer aided questionnaires

Which of the following is an example of a dilemma that might face feminist business researchers conducting qualitative interviews with women?

• A) How to overcome the issue of false consciousness?
• B) How many female employees should be interviewed for a representative sample?
• C) What role to adopt when interviewing male managers?
• D) What data to use when publishing findings?

Cover letter must include the following information, except:

• A) Motivation for the respondent
• B) Importance of research topic which is going to be conducted
• C) Data collecting tools
• D) How was the respondent selected?

Which of the following is an example of a Likert scale?

• A) 0 to 100
• B) Agree/disagree
• C) Strongly agree/agree/neutral/disagree/strongly disagree
• D) Male/female

Which of the following is one of the advantages of personal interviewing?

• A) Availability of highly trained interviewers
• B) None of the given options
• C) Callbacks
• D) The oppurtunity for feedback

Which of the following is an advantage of open questions?

• A) They allow respondents to code their answers in advance.
• B) They allow respondents to answer in their own terms.
• C) They prevent respondents from giving unusual answers.
• D) They allow respondents to put less effort into their answer.

The list of all units in a population is called

• A) Random sampling
• B) Sampling Frame
• C) Parameter
• D) Statistic