Books Are a Common Type of Secondary Research Source

question 30

Multiple Choice

Books are a common type of secondary research source. Chapter 6 identifies four other secondary research sources. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

• A) periodicals
• B) newspapers
• C) government documents
• D) library catalogs

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Definitions:

Posterior Probabilities

The revised probabilities of scenarios or hypotheses being true, updated in light of new evidence or information.

Prior Probabilities

Initial probabilities used in Bayesian analysis, representing beliefs about probabilities before new evidence is taken into account.

Joint Probabilities

The probability of two events occurring together and at the same point in time.

Union Probabilities

The probability of the occurrence of at least one of two or more events.