Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the various methods of data collection.
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Which of the following is not important for OD practioners to address before collecting data from members of an organization?
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Interview data can be collected and analyzed quickly.
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Data analysis is usually guided by
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Questionnaires are often used because
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Force field analysis is a quantitative technique for analyzing data.
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Which is not a goal of data collection?
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Unobtrusive measures provide a highly subjective view of how the organization functions.
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Which question does the OD practitioner ask when developing a diagnostic relationship?
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Quantitative measures of one group's behavior can be useful even without a comparison group.
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The relationship between consultant and organization is often neglected in planning and executing diagnosis.
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Under what conditions are quantitative tools useful in analyzing data? Qualitative tools?
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The OD practitioner should not share the entire purpose of data gathering with members of the organization.
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The question, "how satisfied are you with your work group?" was asked of five groups using a five-point scale where 1= very dissatisfied and 5 = very satisfied. Which group is most satisfied?
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Which method of gathering data is the most "objective"?
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Questionnaires allow the consultant flexibility in data gathering since they typically do not have fixed response categories.
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Unobtrusive measures include archives and other company records.
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Observations can be particularly helpful in diagnosing
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A correlation coefficient clearly establishes cause and effect between two variables.
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Establishing a "diagnostic relationship" refers to
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