B) Education on the process of preparing meat for consumption leads to a decrease in the consumption of hamburgers.
C) An increase in family income leads to an increase in the percentage of income spent on housing.
D) Low interest rates resulted in a record year for real estate investment trusts (REITs) as individuals invested in real estate rather than other forms of investment.
E) People in the South tend to rate the President more favorably than do people in the North.
39) Which of the following is not one of the conditions necessary for a hypothesis to be considered strong?
A) Adequate for its purpose
B) Addresses the presence of extraneous variables
C) Testable
D) Better than rival hypotheses
E) All of these are necessary conditions.
40) A ________ is a set of systematically interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions that are advanced to explain or predict phenomena.
A) conceptual scheme
B) hypothesis
C) theory
D) diagram
E) factual schema
41) Which term listed below refers to a representation of a system constructed to study some aspect of that system or the system as a whole?
A) Conceptual scheme
B) Hypothesis
C) Theory
D) Diagram
E) Model
42) The role of a model is to ________ while a theory's role is to ________.
A) represent; explain
B) explain; represent
C) propose; prove
D) describe; predict
E) examine; experiment
43) Which type of variable is ignored (not measured) as it is believed its effect on the independent variable is randomized?
A) Confounding
B) Control
C) Dependent
D) Independent
44) Which of the following is not a condition of sound reasoning?
A) Defining the management dilemma
B) Identifying correct premises
C) Testing connections between facts and assumptions
D) Making claims based on adequate evidence
E) All of the above are conditions for sound reasoning.
45) Data blending requires
A) drawing data from separate data files to create a new data file that can be analyzed.
B) removing identical data from multiple data files so the data exists in only one data file.
C) analyzing separate data files and identifying conclusions that exist in all those files analyzed.
D) merging all data files into one massive data file that can be analyzed.
E) None of the above, as they do not describe data blending.
46) A conceptual scheme
A) identifies all concepts/constructs of interest to a research question.
B) identifies the hypothesized relationships of all concepts/constructs of interest to a research question.
C) provides a spatial relationship of all concepts/constructs of interest to a research question.
D) identifies key concepts/constructs that must be measured to answer a research question.
E) Does none of the above.
47) Explain the essential tenets of the scientific method and why this method is important for business research.
48) Explain the meaning of deduction and induction. Provide an argument that exemplifies each form.
49) Recently, several states have passed no texting while driving laws, believing that texting is a major influence in the increase in traffic accidents, especially among younger drivers. Explain the meaning of an operational definition and develop a good operational definition for texting while driving. Identify the omissions that would weaken your definition.
50) Recently, several studies have sought to measure the extent of binge drinking among college students. Explain the meaning of an operational definition and develop a good operational definition for binge drinking.