The _____ in a Business Report Is Also Called the Research

question 86

Multiple Choice

The _____ in a business report is also called the research or report objective and is typically written in the form of a question.

• A) complimentary close
• B) concluding statement
• C) salutation
• D) problem statement
• E) purpose statement

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Definitions:

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Placebo

An inert or innocuous substance given to a patient instead of genuine medication, used in studies to evaluate the efficacy of treatments.

Confederate

An individual who is part of an experiment but pretends to be a participant and is aware of the study's aims.

Experimental

Pertaining to a methodological approach that involves manipulating one variable to determine if changes in one variable cause changes in another variable.