A) Panels typically allow the collection of more classification information than cross-sectional studies.
B) Panel data is more accurate than cross-sectional data because panel data tend to be freer from errors associated with reporting past behavior.
C) Panels reduce interviewer-respondent bias because of a trust built up through repeated contacts between the two individuals.
D) Nonrepresentativeness of panel members may be a major weakness of longitudinal designs.
E) All of these statements about panels are true;none of these are false.
G) B) and E)
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A) are potentially nonrepresentative.
B) cannot be maintained for more than 12 months due to federal regulations.
C) allow only simple analysis of the data.
D) suffer more from interview bias than any other data collection method.
E) force researchers to use complex time series analysis.
G) A) and B)
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B) False
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A) Cross-sectional designs are the best-known descriptive designs.
B) A quota sample can be used with a cross-sectional design.
C) Cross-sectional studies provide a snapshot of the variables of interest at a single point in time.
D) The sample of elements is typically selected to be representative of some known population.
E) All these statements about cross-sectional analysis are true.
G) C) and D)
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A) Descriptive research can be used to accomplish a wide variety of research objectives.
B) Descriptive data become more useful for solving problems only when the process is guided by one or more specific research problems.
C) Descriptive studies can be considered flexible.
D) A descriptive study design is very different from an exploratory study design.
E) Descriptive studies require a clear specification of the who,what,where,why,and how of the research.
G) B) and E)
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B) False
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A) cross-sectional study.
B) exploratory research.
C) causal research.
D) field experiment.
E) laboratory experiment.
G) A) and B)
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A) continuous panels.
B) true panels.
C) discontinuous panels.
D) omnibus panels.
E) All of these correctly refer to a type of consumer panel in a longitudinal study.
G) None of the above
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A) Consumers usually aren't very accurate about what they'll do in the future.
B) The problem is getting answers that have meaning in them.
C) It is more difficult to measure purchase intentions for new-to-the-world products.
D) The problem is getting people to answer questions about their intentions.
E) There is often a big difference between what people say they are going to do and what they actually do.
G) B) and E)
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B) False
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