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Proctored FInal Examlnatlon
Exam Number: 4127雷6
paI,t A: Answer each of the follow一機g queStIons In one or two parag旧phs. Each answe「 is worth 2O
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1. Describe the gene「a- ch8racteristics of a quai睦d叩fit-Sha「ing pIan.
2. Wh∂t muSt be incIuded i両he w桐e面nstrument for an lRA?
3. Why is it important for benefit pIanne「s to kn。W Statutory励? PIe@§e discuss fou「 SOUrCeS Of statutory
l∂W found in the benefit area and t11eir purposes.
part β A鵬Wer eaCh of the剛owing questions In one to four襲ntences. Each answe再S Woれin fou
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1. What methods may an emP10yer uSe tO identfty the bene柘needs ofthe empIoyees?
2. How do managed ⊂are PIans d肺er from tradit!orぬl care plans?
3. Name th「ee factors that have affected the growhh of emptoyee benefits and discuss how they’ve
affected this growth.
4. Explain how p而rary coverage WOuid be dete面ned for a軸d -iving with a parent and a stepparent・
where the noncustOdial parent and both custodial parents have g「OuP medical expense CO>erage・
5. What is the d輔erence between sick-1eave p-ans and shortierm dlsab岬y income insuranCe PIans?
6. Why do some e申OyerS OutSOLlrCe emP10yee benefit adm面Strative flmCtions?
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7 Kent h∂S」ust been laid offfrom his」ob oflO years. What benefits may he be e圃bIe to co=ect
through unempioyment insurance?
8. How is compensation for paid time o苗treated wjth respect to t∂XeS?
9. List the three traditionaI coverages of basjc medical expense plans and
iefly expIain what each
P「0Vides.
1O. M| M用er has been bedridden and un∂bIeto eatso=d food for more than three months. How would
you characterize his紺ness? Why?
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Business Reasea「ch Methods
P「octored円nal Examination
Exam Number: 50O363
PART A Answer each of the following questions in尋COmPOSition of lO to 20 sentences. Each日nSWe「 is
WOrth 2O points.
1. Discuss the strengths and Iimitations of observ∂tion as a data co=ection method.
2. What are the three types ofbudgets in organizations whe「e 「esea「Ch is pu「chased and cost
containment is 。「u⊂ial? List and desc「ibe each one言ncluding its advantages and disadvantages'
3. Compare and cont「ast stra珊ed samp冊g and cluster samp冊g.
pAR丁B: Answer each ofthe fol霊owing questions in 2 to 4 sentences. Each answer is worth 4 points.
1. What・s the d肝erence between applied research and basic 「esea「Ch?
2. What are the four characte「istics of effective codes of ethics? Is any o=e Ch∂「aCteristic c「iticai fo「 the
effe⊂tiveness 0f trle COde?
3. What are the three leveIs of information sources? Provide ex@mPles for e∂Ch leveI'
4. Expi∂in the mean'ng of non「espo=Se e「「Or H。W Can 「eSea「⊂he「s 「educe the potential for non「e-
SPOnSe e
Or?
5. ExpIain the three characteristics of a good measurement tooI・
6. Wh∂t are the steps in dr∂筒ng and refining @ Survey instrument?
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7. What’s cross・tabulation? What can a resea「cher dete「mine th「ough the use of c「oss-tabulation?
8. Briefiy explain h°W a reSearCher can benefit from using scatte「PIots,
9・ What are five questions that must be answe「ed in orderto create ∂ SamP冊g design?
10. What are the three types of evidence a 「ese∂rCher seeks when testing caus@I hypotheses? Expi∂in.
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