Tim Was Planning for a Meeting with His Boss to Discuss

question 24

Multiple Choice

Tim was planning for a meeting with his boss to discuss a raise in his annual salary.In preparation,he wanted to use the Consumer Price Index to determine the percentage increase in his real (inflation-adjusted) salary over the last three years.Which of the 4 methods of data collection was involved when he used the Consumer Price Index?

• A)Published sources
• B)Experimentation
• C)Surveying
• D)Observation

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