Exam 5: Clarifying the Research Question Through Secondary Data and Exploration

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An analysis of past sales data shows that the average household purchases a new vacuum cleaner approximately every seven years.The extraction of this type of information is known as _____.

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Which of the following is a reason researchers use encyclopedias?

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Question 42

All of the following are popular bibliographic databases used by business researchers except _____.

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Question 43

Which of the following is a concern with data mining?

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Question 44

Which information source may be interpretations of a secondary source but is generally represented by indexes,bibliographies,and Internet search engines?

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All of the following questions address the authority of a source except _____.

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Question 46

The search engine consists of?

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Question 47

Intermediate storage facilities that compile locally required information are called _____.

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Question 48

Data on a university's enrollments are available in all university departments through a client server network.This data availability is best referred to as information available ____

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Question 49

Which of the following is not a source for finding government statistics?

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Question 50

When evaluating an information source,the time period and geographic limitations are considered as part of the _____ factor.

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Question 51

All of the following are examples of primary sources of information except _____.

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Question 52

Which database listed below provides the texts of laws as they are passed?

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Question 53

A Google search can be classified as which type of information source?

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Question 54

One of the disadvantages of computerized searches is

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Question 55

Questions that the researcher must answer to satisfactorily arrive at a conclusion about the research question are called _____ questions.

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Question 56

BankChoice is concerned about stagnating profits and asks,"How can profitability be improved?" This is an example of a(n)_____.

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Question 57

Boolean operators enable a search to _____.

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Question 58

The exploratory research phase of a research project allows a researcher to accomplish several objectives.Name three of the objectives common to this stage.

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Which of the following is an example of secondary data?

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Exam 5: Clarifying the Research Question Through Secondary Data and Exploration

An analysis of past sales data shows that the average household purchases a new vacuum cleaner approximately every seven years.The extraction of this type of information is known as _____.

Which of the following is a reason researchers use encyclopedias?

All of the following are popular bibliographic databases used by business researchers except _____.

Which of the following is a concern with data mining?

Which information source may be interpretations of a secondary source but is generally represented by indexes,bibliographies,and Internet search engines?

All of the following questions address the authority of a source except _____.

The search engine consists of?

Intermediate storage facilities that compile locally required information are called _____.

Data on a university's enrollments are available in all university departments through a client server network.This data availability is best referred to as information available ____

Which of the following is not a source for finding government statistics?

When evaluating an information source,the time period and geographic limitations are considered as part of the _____ factor.

All of the following are examples of primary sources of information except _____.

Which database listed below provides the texts of laws as they are passed?

A Google search can be classified as which type of information source?

One of the disadvantages of computerized searches is

Questions that the researcher must answer to satisfactorily arrive at a conclusion about the research question are called _____ questions.

BankChoice is concerned about stagnating profits and asks,"How can profitability be improved?" This is an example of a(n)_____.

Boolean operators enable a search to _____.

The exploratory research phase of a research project allows a researcher to accomplish several objectives.Name three of the objectives common to this stage.

Which of the following is an example of secondary data?

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The Research Process: an Overview

Research Design: An Overview

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Measurement Scales

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