Experimental Designs in Business Research MCQs

Experimental Designs in Business Research MCQs

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1: Results in groups of non equal size. Researchers determine the optimal block size for the experiment (sometimes because of the group or cell sizes required by a statistic) and then randomly choose to establish participant assignment.

A.   True

B.   False

2: A type of noise-reducing experimental design that does not divide the sample into relatively homogeneous subgroups or “blocks.” is known as Blocking design .

A.   True

B.   False

3: Acts as a comparison to other groups that are receiving a treatment or manipulation of the independent variable in an experiment is known as?

A.   Comparison group

B.   Confounding variable

C.   Construct validity

D.   Control

4: ______ is an extraneous variable that influences the dependent variable.

A.   Comparison group

B.   Confounding variable

C.   Construct validity

D.   Control

5: Reveals whether a scale is known as Construct validity

A.   True

B.   False

6: The researcher attempts to control for all influential factors except those whose effects are the focus of the investigation.

A.   Control

B.   Control group

C.   Covariance design

D.   Covariate

7: Control group receives no treatment; the experimental stimulus is withheld, or some standard treatment is used is known as ?

A.   Control

B.   Control group

C.   Covariance design

D.   Covariate

8: _____is a type of noise-reducing experimental design; it adjusts posttest scores for variability on the (continuous) covariate pretest.

A.   Control

B.   Control group

C.   Covariance design

D.   Covariate

9: _____ is a continuous variable that acts as a control; it is not manipulated but rather observed and measured; it can affect the outcome of the study.

A.   Control

B.   Control group

C.   Covariance design

D.   Covariate

10: Covariate adaptive randomization is an alternative to stratified randomization; assigns new participants to treatment groups involving the technique of “maximised .”

A.   True ‘

B.   False

11: Criteria for causality consists of _______ steps

A.   Two

B.   Three

C.   Four

D.   Five

12: ________ is a controlled independent variable subdivided into levels that are set by the researcher.

A.   Factor

B.   Factor level

C.   Factorial design

D.   All of these

13: Only one level that has the same value of the independent variable or treatment condition which has been subdivided for manipulation by the researcher. When factor levels are combined, they are referred to as the treatment is known as Factor level

A.   Factor

B.   Factor level

C.   Factorial design

D.   All of these

14: Factorial design is a randomized experiment (completely or by blocking) using the same factors to determine their influence on the study’s objective.

A.   True

B.   False

15: Intact group is consists of ______

A.   Department

B.   Team

C.   Both a and b

D.   None of these

16: Discerns whether a study’s findings imply cause while other explanations are ruled out is known as internal validity

A.   True

B.   False

17: Occurs when a researcher manipulates or systematically varies the levels (often called conditions) of an independent variable (IV) and then measures the income of interest, the dependent variable (DV) is known as manipulating

A.   True

B.   False

18: _________are attempts to obtain comparable groups to recreate the feature of randomization; its intent is equivalent or balanced groups.

A.   Matching

B.   Nonequivalent groups design

C.   Pre-experiment

D.   Quasi-experimental

19: Non-equivalent groups design is a frequently used quasi-experimental between-subjects design in which participants are equivalent (i.e., are not randomly assigned to conditions).

A.   True

B.   False

20: Pre-experiment typically has a control group available for contrast (or an equivalent nontreatment group).

A.   True

B.   False

21: ________are Comprises “research that resembles experimental research but is not true experimental research” (see reference 43 in Chapter 8).

A.   Quasi-experimental

B.   Pre-experiment

C.   Quota matrix

D.   None of these

22: Quota matrix is a technique based on nonprobability sampling for balancing groups often by employing nominal ______variables to match the sample proportion to the population

A.   Demographic

B.   Elite

C.   Aristocracy

D.   Knighthood

23: Random assignment is the assignment of participants to groups (or different conditions) using a specific procedure such as a specific number generator.

A.   True

B.   False

24: A sampling procedure to ensure that each element in the sampling frame has no equal chance of being included in the sample is known as Random sampling is known as Random sampling

A.   True

B.   False

25: Relies on random assignment to produce group equivalence, to balance treatment and control groups, or to compensate for confounding variables is known as Randomized-based design

A.   True

B.   False

26: An underused type of experimental design with internal validity characteristics are known as _________

A.   Regression-discontinuity design

B.   Self-selection (to groups)

C.   Signal enhancer or noise reducer

D.   None of these

27: ________ is a process in which participants choose the treatment condition for themselves.

A.   Self-selection

B.   Signal enhancer or noise reducer

C.   Regression-discontinuity design

D.   None of these

28: __________is an experimental design, the signal is analogous to the study variable—the program or treatment being implemented. Noise introduces variability from all of the extraneous variables that confuse the strength of the signal.

A.   Noise reducer

B.   Signal enhancer

C.   Simple randomization

D.   Both a and b ‘

29: Involves the assignment of participants to control and treatment groups through conventional methods is known as ________

A.   Noise reducer

B.   Signal enhancer

C.   Simple randomization

D.   Both a and b

30: Statistical conclusion validity of inferences about the correlation (covariation) between poison and income.

A.   True

B.   False

31: covariates through the_______,_________, or foreknowledge of the recruitment pool before group assignment.

A.   Experience

B.   Ureliterat

C.   Both a and b

D.   None of these

32: A personal characteristic that is not changeable, such as_____.

A.   Ethnicity, personality

B.   Education, intelligence

C.   Both a and b

D.   None of these

33: The strongest design for determining a cause-and-effect relationship; minimized internal validity is known as true experiment

A.   False

B.   True

34: ______ is a form of research design often considered the “gold standard” for evaluating other designs.

A.   Quasi-experimental design

B.   True experiment design

C.   Explanatory design

D.   Predictive design

35: Each member of the group gets an equal opportunity of being chosen as part of the sampling process. This is a definition of ______.

A.   Random assignment

B.   Snowball sampling

C.   Random sampling

D.   Convenience sampling

36: There are four general types of validity. Which one relates to containing procedural variables and represents the generalizability of the study and how well it generalizes to a particular population?

A.   Statistical conclusion validity

B.   Internal validity

C.   Construct validity

D.   External validity

37: True experiments are the strongest design for determining cause-and-effect relationships because ______.

A.   They minimize external validity

B.   They control selection of participants

C.   They maximize internal validity

D.   They maximize external validity

38: Which type of randomized-based design involves groups of equal size, which is considered optimal for the experiment, and then randomly chooses a group for participant assignment?

A.   Simple randomization

B.   Block randomization

C.   Stratified randomization

D.   Reactive randomization

39: Where does a quasi-experiment usually take place?

A.   In the real world

B.   In a lab

C.   In a controlled environment

D.   In a fabricated environment

40: There are several techniques for balancing treatment and control groups while reducing the effect of and compensating for confounding variables. Which of them is one of these techniques?

A.   Regression modeling

B.   Distance matching

C.   Difference-in-differences

D.   All of these