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1. Several situations are given below. For each situation, respond to the following research design questions.

a. What would be the purpose of the study that would be designed - exploratory, descriptive, or causal? Give reasons for your answer.

b. Would it be a field study, lab experiment, or field experiment?

c. Would it be a causal study, a correlational study, or other types of study? Justify your answer.

d. Would it be a longitudinal or cross-sectional study? How would you explain your answer?

e. What would be the unit of analysis? Defend your answer.

Situation #1: A basic researcher wants to engage in a research project which will enable her to establish the relationship between certain personality characteristics and the risk-taking tendencies of stockbrokers.

Situation #2: A researcher wants to test the theory that low levels of oxygen in the mines are the single most important factor that tires the miners easily.

Situation #3: An Auditor is interested in knowing the relationship among the three variables - depreciation, assets accounting, and taxes paid.

Situation #4: Bob's Nissan and Toyota dealership is suffering from a severe decline in the number of car sales. Bob decides to test two approaches to sales. He randomly assigns his 12 salesmen to two groups. He then trains one group to use the "hard sell" approach and the other to use the "soft sell" approach so that he can determine which method is more effective.