Which of the following will help to define the issue to be researched, or the
purpose of your research? - ANSWER Problem Statement
Which of the following will help you to identify the specific information you
need to find through research? - ANSWER Information gaps
Research done previously for another purpose is considered to be
_____________ - ANSWER Secondary Research
Which of the following can ensure secondary research is accurate and valid? -
ANSWER Verify anything you learn by checking several other sources
The two most common primary research methods for business
communication are __________ - ANSWER Surveys and Interviews
To develop an effective survey questionnaire that will produce valid and
reliable results, which of the following tips should be followed? - ANSWER
Keep the questionnaire short and easy to answer
Which of the following requires restating secondary material in your own
words, with your own sentence structure? - ANSWER Paraphrasing
Which of the following will indicate a definite pattern that takes place over
time? - ANSWER Trends
The logical interpretation of the fact and other information in a report allows
the writer to form a(n) _________ - ANSWER conclusion
,_________ uses a set of technologies, policies, and procedures that allow
colleagues to find and share information throughout an organization -
ANSWER Knowledge management
It makes sense to start with ___________ research because it can save you
considerable time and money, although you may have to pay to see someone
else's results - ANSWER Secondary
_____________ questions solicit opinions, insights, and information - ANSWER
Open-ended
The most familiar search tools are ________________ - ANSWER General-purpose
search engines
Many organizations have a(n)______________ that acts as a repository of
research results created for other projects - ANSWER Knowledge
management system
The number that appears more frequently than any other in a set of numbers
is the_________________ - ANSWER Mode
The ________________ is the sum of all the items in the group, divided by the
number of items of that group - ANSWER Mean
If secondary research can't provide the information and insights you need,
you may need to gather the information yourself with _________ research -
ANSWER primary
Which of the following is an example of a secondary research resource? -
ANSWER Online periodicals searched for current project
After you get a general sense of your subject area, create a(n) ________________
that outlines the problem or purpose of your research. This can be the
, decision you need to make or the conclusion you need to reach at the end of
the process - ANSWER Problem statement
Which of the following use human editors to categorize and evaluate
websites? - ANSWER Web directories
When you reproduce content exactly as you found it, citing the source of the
material, you are_________ - ANSWER Quoting
The logical interpretation of facts in a report is called a(n)______________-- -
ANSWER conclusion
Research that involves collection of new data through surveys, interviews,
observations, experiments, and other techniques is referred to as ________
research - ANSWER Primary
Eusun is conducting research and he is determining the source of the
information. He is particularly concerned since the information consists
mainly of projections, interpretations, and estimates. Which question
regarding research material is Eusun most concerned with? - ANSWER Can
the material be verified independently?
Which of the following help address the challenge of the hidden internet by
offering access to newspapers, magazines, journals, electronic copies of
books, and other resources often not available with standard search engines?
- ANSWER Online databases
A survey is considered to be _____________ if it measures what it is supposed to
measure - ANSWER valid
Which of the following help overcome the differences among search engines
by formatting your search request for multiple search engines, making it easy
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