17. Which section of a research report contains all the materials necessary to replicate the project? O A. Abstract O B. Executive summary O C. Technical appendix O D. Overview 18. To ensure the ethical treatment of participants, researchers should do all of the following except O A. explain what steps have been taken to protect participants. O B. explain the participants' rights. O C. explain the benefits of the study. O D. provide incentives to participants. 19. The question "Should products be withdrawn if even one death is associated with its prescribed use, even if no fault for the tampered product accrues to the manufacturer?" is an example of alan O A, favored-technique problem. O B. il-defined problem. O C. politically motivated question. O D. unresearchable question. 20. All of the following are examples of primary sources of information except O A. transcripts of speeches. O B. memos O C. Google searches. O D. letters1. Some organizations make decisions based on past experience, instincts, or secondary data searches. These organizations are operating at the tier of the hierarchy of business decision makers. O A. standardized decision makers (middle) O B. pinnacle decision makers (fourth) O C. visionary decision makers (top) O D. intuitive decision makers (base) 2. Which of the following statements is true of an explanatory hypothesis? O A. It includes the presumption of causation, O B. It excludes the presumption of causation. O C. It makes no statement with respect to causation. O D. It's correlated, but not causal. 3. What type of research do trade associations generally conduct? O A. Applied research O B. Practical research O C. Ad hoc research O D. Basic research 4. The process of stating the basic dilemma and then developing other questions by progressively breaking down the original question into more specific ones is called the O A. management question. O B. management dilemma. O C. research question. O D. management-research-question hierarchy. 5. variables are included in an investigation to prevent or reduce bias in results. O A. Moderating O B. Control O C. Interaction O D. Intervening\f11. A predictive study showed that a company would gain a 10 percent market share if it reduced its product price by $5. The study assumed competitors would keep the prices of their products unchanged. Which of the following statements is true? O A. A new study focusing on a smaller number of variables is required. O B. Market fluctuations make this study important for prediction O C. Since the company can't control the price decisions of its competitors, the study isn't very useful. O D. The research shows that the company should reduce its product price by $5. 12. When researchers consider the explicit or hidden agenda of an information source, the source's is under evaluation. O A. scope O B. authority O C. purpose O D. audience 13. Apple plans to survey every customer who has purchased an Apple computer in the last five years. Apple plans to use a O A. systematic sample. O B. snowball sample. O C. convenience sample. O D. census 14. The quantifiable characteristic, attribute, or outcome on which a choice decision will be made is called alan O A. decision rule. O B. decision variable. O C. decision theory. O D. ex post facto evaluation. 15. In business, the financial gain a company receives from what it spends is known as O A. return on investment O B. decision support system. O C. business intelligence system, O D. management dilemma 16. Direct observation of phenomena, empirically testable hypotheses, and the ability to rule out rival hypotheses are all essential tenets of the O A. experiential method. O B. scientific method. O C. intuitive process O D. strategic management process