Questions from Business Research Methods

Q: Describe the relationship between the two variables in the four plots.

Describe the relationship between the two variables in the four plots.

Q: A researcher for an auto manufacturer is examining preferences for styling features

A researcher for an auto manufacturer is examining preferences for styling features on larger sedans. Buyers were classified as “first time” and “repeat,” resulting in the following table. (The data a...

Q: A polling organization collected data on a sample of 60 registered voters

A polling organization collected data on a sample of 60 registered voters regarding a tax on the market value of equity transactions as one remedy for the budget deficit.

Q: Using the table data in question 3, compute Somers’s d symmetric

Using the table data in question 3, compute Somers’s d symmetric and then use opinion as the dependent variable. Decide which approach is best for reporting the decision.

Q: A research team conducted a study of soft-drink preferences among

A research team conducted a study of soft-drink preferences among residents in a test market prior to an advertising campaign for a new cola product. Of the participants, 130 are teenagers and 130 ar...

Q: Using the following data, X Y  3

Using the following data, X Y  3 6  6 10  9 15  12 24  15 21  18 20  a. Create a scatterplot. b. Find the least-squares line. c. Plot the line on the diagram. d. Predict: Y if X...

Q: Secure Spearman rank-order correlations for the largest Pearson coefficient in

Secure Spearman rank-order correlations for the largest Pearson coefficient in the matrix from question 9. Explain the differences between the two findings.

Q: Employers, military, and colleges use aptitude tests to predict how

Employers, military, and colleges use aptitude tests to predict how well someone might perform. Recently, critics have said there isn’t much difference in performance above a certain level—that everyo...

Q: Following the collapse of the dot-coms in 2000, the

Following the collapse of the dot-coms in 2000, the Fortune magazine annual list of the 40 richest self-made Americans under the age of 40 revealed some interesting changes. (See table on page 528 and...

Q: A consumer testing firm is interested in testing two competing antivirus products

A consumer testing firm is interested in testing two competing antivirus products for personal computers. It wants to know how many strains of virus will be removed. (The data are shown on page 529)