Which Item Below Would Be an Example of Data Triangulation

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which item below would be an example of data triangulation?

• A) The speaker used an anecdote from a single source in her presentation.
• B) The presenter discussed a survey he conducted in his class.
• C) The speaker used information from one source to verify information he found in another source.
• D) The speaker reported a rumor he heard from dozens of students.

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped curve that shows data distribution where most measurements are centered around the mean, denoting a predictable pattern of variability.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

Sampling Distribution

This is the probability distribution of a given statistic based on a random sample.

Variance

A measure of the spread or dispersion of a set of data points, indicating how much the values differ from the mean of the set.