a. How would you define research? What is the purpose of business research? How has the Internet changed the quality and quantity of research?
b. Should an organization create research testing for all problems confronting the business? Why or why not? When is it appropriate to use exploratory research? Can decision-making be accomplished by using only descriptive research? Why or why not?
c. What is the reliability of a measurement? What is the validity of a measurement? Can a measurement be valid if it is not reliable? Explain.
d. What are the four data scales? One may have read that an earthquake somewhere measured 6 on the Richter scale. The Richter number, R, is used to quantify the strength of earthquakes. The Richter number is defined as R = 10log(A) + constant. What is the data scale of the Richter number variable? What role do data scales play in developing an operational definition? Explain the type of research hypothesis required to study the research question, Do earthquakes of strength greater than 6 on the Richter scale cause thousands of deaths?
Research Questions?
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