APPLICATION: HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORE= 6 POINTS, LOWEST POSSIBLE SCORE= 2 POINTS TOTAL POINTS: 60 POINTS
1		Mr. Valdez had been working as a section manager in the manufacturing company of sardines. He noticed that there are several scrap items for packaging which will result to higher expenses. In his research he conducted a study to know the possible TQM principle that may be applied so the section that he is managing will lower the operating expenses they incur each month. What characteristic of a research can be attributed to the study of Mr. Valdez	Explanation:
	EMPERICAL
LOGICAL
CYCLICAL
ANALYTICAL
CRITICAL
METHODICAL
REPLICABILITY
2		Melody wanted to have a research to gauge the emotional intelligence of the employees of the company during the pandemic. Instead of using a questionnaire, she considered to use an interview method. During the conduct of her research she considered having a waiver for the respondent to answer if he or she wanted to participate. Only after the waiver have been signed that will only the time the schedule of the interview will be mentioned to the respondent. What characteristic of research does Melody exhibit in the conduct of her research?	Explanation:
	EMPERICAL
LOGICAL
CYCLICAL
ANALYTICAL
CRITICAL
METHODICAL
REPLICABILITY
3		Timothy works in an insurance company. Part of his responsibility is to conduct a market research. The research that had been assigned to him this period is to know the factors that contribute to the decision making of people to start a new business considering SME coverage. Since the coverage of the research is the population in Baguio City, he considers requesting for assistants during the data gathering for them to fast track the questionnaire distribution. What characteristic of a researcher is being shown by Timothy?	Explanation:
	INTELLECTUAL CREATIVITY
PRUDENCE
HEALTHY CRITICISM
INTELLECTUAL HONESTY
INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY
4		Ms. De Guzman was the initial researcher of the study about consumer budgeting methods for an insurance company. In her study she found out that majority of the respondents rarely save money for a pre-need product. The same research was conducted in another branch but the result was so different. The follow up research resulted knowing consumers save 30-40% of their income for a pre-need product. Informed about the result of the study, he reviewed each finding and browse on the questionnaires answered. What characteristic of the researcher is present?	Explanation:
	INTELLECTUAL CREATIVITY
PRUDENCE
HEALTHY CRITICISM
INTELLECTUAL HONESTY
INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY
5		The head of the marketing department was tasked to conduct a study that will show correlation of distributors' support to the company and the trade discounts that they provide. In the study to be completed, she wanted to know with the absence of the trade discounts, the distributors lack push strategies to the company's market. What aspect of research problem will be prioritized?	Explanation:
	PEOPLE
PROBLEM
PROGRAMME
PHENOMENON
6		Melissa wanted to study the relationship of output quality to the level of motivation the employees have in the organization. Unfortunately while she was looking for theoretical basis for the topic, she cannot find any that will be directed to the correlational study. What consideration in choosing a research problem is not present and might make the researcher re align her study?	Explanation:
	INTEREST
MAGNITUDE
MEASUREMENT OF CONCEPTS
LEVEL OF EXPERTISE
RELEVANCE
AVAILABILITY OF DATA
ETHICAL ISSUES
OVER DONE SUBJECTS
CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT
NARROW TOPIC
7		Rachel currently works in a hotel as a operations manager for 10 years now. With her years of stay, this is the only time the management had been alarmed about the occupancy rate. The management wanted measure the quality of service they provide to their guests. The need for the research had been vital since from the occupancy rate, there had been a decrease of 20% just in one month. According to the management, there is no need to spend a lot for this research, since the respondents are going inside the hotel and considered as their guests checking in. A suggestion from one member of the management, he said, if they can create an incentive for those guests who will voluntarily participate in the research. What consideration in choosing a research problem will not hinder the progress of the study?	Explanation:
	INTEREST
MAGNITUDE
MEASUREMENT OF CONCEPTS
LEVEL OF EXPERTISE
RELEVANCE
AVAILABILITY OF DATA
ETHICAL ISSUES
OVER DONE SUBJECTS
CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT
NARROW TOPIC
8		Ms. Reyes considered having a research about types of advertising process was examined and was asked to be revised. The reason behind the revision is the reader cannot find find in the introduction issues related to advertising process, instead, the introduction just presented the definition of advertising from different authors. What mistake had been committed in writing the background of the study?	Explanation:
	TOO LONG OR TOO SHORT
AMBIGUOUS
UNRELATED THEMES
DISORGANIZED
9		A research related to investments had provided a background about the types of expenses a person prioritizes during the pandemic. In the first two paragraphs, it mentions the status of different types of expenses in the country after it provides a definition of expenses followed by the benefits of managing expenses and the last part was the types of possible expenses to be incurred. The background of the study is due to for revision because of what mistake in creating that part of the study?	Explanation:
	TOO LONG OR TOO SHORT
AMBIGUOUS
UNRELATED THEMES
DISORGANIZED
10		XYZ advertising agency is a company that provides assistance to the company's market research activities had been contacted by the company to conduct a research for the effectiveness of their advertising campaign. In the research to be conducted the company wanted to know the level of effectiveness of different celebrity endorsers considered by the company over the years. To satisfy the company's research requirements, what variable/s will be considered?	Explanation:
	INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEPENDED VARIABLE
MODERATOR VARIABLE