Accounting Research Methodology

Why do you need to review the existing literature?

• To make sure you have a long list of references

• Because without it you could never reach the required word count

• To find out what is already known about your area of interest

• To help in your general studying

What is concerned with discovering and testing certain variables with respect to their association or disassociation?

• None of Below

• Descriptive

• Correlation

• Comparative

A positive correlation occurs when:

• Two variables remain constant

• Two variables move in the same direction

• One variable goes up and the other goes down

• Two variables move in opposite directions

What do we call data that are used for a new study but which were collected by an earlier researcher?

• Secondary data

• Field notes

• Qualitative data

• Primary data

Which form of reasoning is the process of drawing a specific conclusion from a set of general premises?

• Objective Reasoning

• Positivistic Reasoning

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

The research of the people, objects, firms or groups to paint a picture of a given situation is known as

• Regression

• Descriptive

• Correlation

• Comparative

Which of the following can be described as a nominal variable?

• Annual income

• Age

• Annual sales

• Geographical location of a firm

An Image perception or concept that is capable of measurement is called…

• Scale

• Construct

• Type

• Variable

Qualitative research is used in all the following circumstances, EXCEPT:

• It is based on a collection of non-numerical data such as words and pictures

• It often uses small samples

• It is typically used when a great deal is already known about the topic of interest

• None of the above

One of the terms given below is defined as a bundle of meanings or characteristics associated with certain events, objects, conditions, situations and the like…

• Construct

• Definition

• Concept

• Variable