Research Methods & Evidence-Based Practice Flashcards
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A stager conducting a client satisfaction survey should use a random sample rather than only past satisfied clients because:
Answer: Surveying only satisfied clients introduces survivorship bias and inflates satisfaction scores
Surveying only satisfied clients excludes negative outcomes, creating survivorship bias that overstates how well staging performs overall.
Which of the following is an example of primary research a stager might conduct?
Answer: Surveying recent buyers about which staged features most influenced their offer
Primary research involves collecting original data directly from participants, such as conducting your own buyer survey, rather than analyzing data others have gathered.
A stager preparing a market analysis presentation should cite sources primarily to:
Answer: Allow clients to verify the data and demonstrate the stager's credibility
Citing sources enables clients to independently verify claims and signals that the stager's recommendations are grounded in credible, traceable evidence.
The practice of applying staging techniques based on documented research outcomes rather than intuition alone is called:
Answer: Evidence-based staging practice
Evidence-based practice integrates the best available research with professional expertise and client context to guide staging decisions.
When interpreting a study that reports staged homes sell for 'up to 20% more,' a stager should recognize that 'up to' means:
Answer: 20% is the maximum observed, and typical results are likely lower
'Up to' indicates the ceiling of observed results, not the average; most homes in the study likely achieved smaller gains, and presenting the maximum as typical is misleading.
A stager uses feedback from 200 buyer clients collected over three years to refine her staging approach. This process most closely reflects:
Answer: Continuous quality improvement through iterative evidence gathering
Systematically collecting and applying client feedback over time is a form of iterative, practice-based evidence gathering that supports continuous professional improvement.
A stager reads that 'staging reduces DOM by an average of 33 to 50%.' To apply this evidence responsibly, she should first:
Answer: Verify whether the statistic comes from a local or national sample and assess its applicability to her market
National averages may not reflect local market dynamics, so a responsible stager verifies the source, sample, and geographic applicability before citing a statistic.