Questions from Business Research Methods

Q: Define a main effect for one factor and an interaction between factors

Define a main effect for one factor and an interaction between factors, and be able to identify main effects and interactions in the results from a two-factor design.

Q: Explain how the existence of an interaction can influence the interpretation of

Explain how the existence of an interaction can influence the interpretation of main effects.

Q: Describe and explain the independent relationship between main effects and interactions.

Describe and explain the independent relationship between main effects and interactions.

Q: Explain how a factorial study can combine different research designs (between

Explain how a factorial study can combine different research designs (between and within subjects) and different research strategies (experimental and nonexperimental) and identify these features when...

Q: Identify the statistical analyses that are appropriate to evaluate the mean differences

Identify the statistical analyses that are appropriate to evaluate the mean differences for two-factor designs, and explain the strengths and weaknesses of using two levels versus multiple levels for...

Q: Describe three specific applications of the factorial design: 1.

Describe three specific applications of the factorial design: 1. adding a factor to an existing study; 2. using a participant variable as a second factor to control the variance in a between-subject...

Q: Define the goal or purpose of the correlational research strategy and distinguish

Define the goal or purpose of the correlational research strategy and distinguish between a correlational study and experimental and differential research.

Q: Explain how a correlation describes the direction, form, and strength

Explain how a correlation describes the direction, form, and strength of a relationship and identify these characteristics for a set of data, especially data presented in a scatter plot.

Q: Identify the statistical procedure used to determine a correlation for different types

Identify the statistical procedure used to determine a correlation for different types of data and explain what each correlation measures.

Q: Explain how an idea for a new research study can be obtained

Explain how an idea for a new research study can be obtained from an existing research publication and use existing research publication(s) to find a new research idea.