Research Design Objectives and Hypotheses Quiz

<p>To attribute changes in dependent variables solely to changes in independent variables</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure extraneous variables remain unchanged</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The generalizability of the relationship observed between the independent and dependent variables to the real world</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Control for extraneous variables</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Expense and time consuming</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Concern that the findings do not generalize to the real world</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Field experiments</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To test sales potential for a new product or service</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Competitors are immediately aware of the new product or service</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They guarantee distribution of the product through prespecified types and numbers of distributors</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Impact of extraneous variables</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Real settings with competitors' awareness</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To test two alternatives simultaneously to see which is better</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Posttest</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Internal validity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A measurement of the independent variable before changing it</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the observed change in the dependent variable is due to the independent variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They represent a group of persons who have made themselves available for research</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As understanding a phenomenon in terms of conditional statements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A variable that the researcher has control over and wishes to manipulate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To manipulate independent variables and observe their effect on dependent variables</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Discontinuous (omnibus) panels</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To gain background information and develop hypotheses</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Statements taken as true for the purposes of argument or investigation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Abstract idea or concept composed of a set of attitudes or behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Elements of constructs that can be measured</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Causal research</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To gauge consumers’ reactions to new products</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They may not provide as accurate results as standard test markets</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Data on consumer response to new products</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To prevent competitors from learning about new product tests</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Faster results</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Predicting product sales volume</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Artificial conditions may affect accuracy of results</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Simulated test markets are confidential</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Results are obtained faster in simulated test markets</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>There is less potential for interference from extraneous variables in simulated test markets</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Medical advances</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>HMOA</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>IRS</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>ERISA</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Outpatient benefits</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p><strong>Increasing access to health insurance</strong>, regulating the health insurance industry, and reducing healthcare costs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p><strong>Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

<p><strong>Failing to offer affordable coverage</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Insurers specify the amount paid for medical claims</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The employment setting in which coverage is obtained</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Employers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Paying premiums to insurers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Administering the plan</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To evaluate the risk associated with providing coverage</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fully insured plans assume more risk than self-funded plans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fee-for-Service Plans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Open-access HMOs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Staff model HMOs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Group model HMOs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The percentage paid by the insured after meeting the deductible</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Yearly limits</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High deductibles and low out-of-pocket maximums</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To combine a pretax payment account with a high-deductible health plan</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure the necessity of hospitalization before admission</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The maximum amount a plan would cover over a lifetime</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>&quot;A contract agreement to provide special services&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers