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Business Research
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| It is considered a professional situation in need of improvement, change or a solution. | Research problem |
| It is the goal or interest of the study. And also investigates how variables (qualities, properties, characteristics) are studied in a setting and population. | Research purpose |
| According to Polit and Beck (2012), it direct the data to be collected for the study. | Research questions |
| A _____ is a statement that makes a specific prediction between one or two variables in a population then tested. | Hypothesis |
| is divided into the major or main problem and the minor or sub-problems. | Problem statement |
| It is the researcher’s guide during the research process. | Problem statement |
| is a concise description of the issues that need to be addressed by the researcher. | Statement of problem |
| Researchers commonly use _____ because it is a denial of difference of an effect, which is easy to reject or accept. | Null hypothesis |
| A good hypothesis must be _____. That is, it must be possible to observe and measure all of the variables involved. The hypothesis must be involve real situations, real events and real individuals. | Testable |
| A testable hypothesis must be _____. It must be possible to obtain research results that are contrary to the prediction. | Refutable |
| It is one whose value is manipulated by the researcher or experiment. | Independent variable |
| It is a variable whose value are presumed to change as a result of changes in the independent variable. | Dependent variable |
| A _____ is a specific statement of expected outcomes of an experiment. | Research hypothesis |
| It involves formulating a hypothesis to address the research problem. | Quantitative research |
| A form that states the hypothesis you will accept if the null hypothesis is rejected, stated in terms of theoretical constructs. | Alternative hypothesis |
| What are the three characteristics of a Good Research Hypothesis? | |
| Logical, Testable, Refutable | |
| The term _____ comes from the Greek word meaning “omission”. It shows that something has been left out. | Ellipsis |
| It is widely accepted in the social sciences and other fields, such as education, business, and nursing. | |
| APA style | |
| The three little dots used in writing are called ____ | Ellipsis |
| Do not include publisher _____ before publisher name | Location |
| It focuses on a specific topic of interest to you and includes a critical analysis of the relationship among different works and relating these research to your work. | Related literature |
| The literature should not always be totally similar to the study being conducted. In many cases, those cited literature can be at least related. | Relevance |
| This refers to the trustworthiness of the reference material. | Reliability |
| It can be determined if a particular material is published in a refereed journal, presented in a research conference and evaluated by a panel of experts. | Validity |
| The researcher has to consider the background of the author of the reference material. Oftentimes, if the author is known in the field, he/she is being considered as the authority on that matter. | Credibility |
| Instead of making the researcher confuse of the subject matter being dealt with, the reference material has to guide the researcher in understanding the topic. | Perspective |
| These are original materials on which other research is based | Primary sources |
| Are those that describe or analyze primary sources. | Secondary sources |
| It includes indexes, abstracts, database s, etc. | Tertiary sources |
| It includes reference materials such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, textbooks, etc. | Secondary sources |