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Bryman & Bell: Business Research Methods 2e

Chapter 13

Instructions

Choose your answers from a-d by clicking the radio button next to each choice and then press 'Submit' to get your score.

Question 01

What is secondary analysis?

a) Re-analysis of data to check for accuracy.

b) Re-analysis of data for issues of secondary importance.

c) Re-analysis of data that others have collected.

d) All of the above.

Question 02

What is the particular advantage of secondary analysis to business students?

a) It is less intellectually challenging.

b) It guarantees positive results.

c) It is less expensive and less time consuming that primary analysis.

d) It enables students to gain experience of the workplace.

Question 03

Why do many data sets used for secondary analysis contain high quality data?

a) Because the data is presented attractively.

b) Because rigorous sampling procedures are commonly used.

c) Because the data sets focus on specific regions and issues.

d) Because the data is kept confidential.

Question 04

Which of the following types of analysis can be done using secondary analysis?

a) The analysis of specific subgroups.

b) Longitudinal analysis.

c) Cross-cultural analysis.

d) All of the above.

Question 05

Which of the following is not a data set suitable for secondary analysis?

a) British Household Panel Survey.

b) Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS).

c) Labour Force Survey.

d) UK Management Qualifications Survey.

Question 06

Which of the following applies to a meta-analysis?

a) The detailed analysis of one specific study.

b) The pooling of results from various studies.

c) A study completed by a large number of researchers.

d) The analysis of sample size used in a range of studies.

Question 07

How does secondary analysis assist the business researcher's wider obligations?

a) By allowing them to conduct socially responsible research.

b) By allowing then to increase their chances of publishing material.

c) By making more effective use of information that participants have freely provided.

d) By assessing the accuracy of previous studies.

Question 08

Why might the size of some data sets actually be a limitation for the researcher?

a) They require extensive computer memory to access.

b) It is difficult to distinguish between variables.

c) The data can be highly complex.

d) The data does not allow for an exploration of context.

Question 09

Which of the following issues does not affect the reliability of official statistics on strike action?

a) The location where the statistics are collated.

b) Changing definitions of strike action.

c) Reliance on voluntary notification by employers.

d) Failure to record the full impact of any strike action.

Question 10

Why is the use of official statistics an unobtrusive method?

a) Because research of this kind is only published in a select few journals.

b) Because analysis of official statistics rarely leads to change in the social world.

c) Because it is immune from the issue of reactivity.

d) Because the researcher cannot address the issue of causality using official statistics.

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