Which of the Following Is True of Secondary Research

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of secondary research?

• A) It is engagement-specific and involves the collection, analysis, and interpretation of original data.
• B) It is commonly used by forensic accountants in refining a hypothesis, developing critical assumptions, and selecting methodologies.
• C) It is comparatively more data-intensive, time-consuming, and expensive as compared to primary research.
• D) Sources of secondary information include bank data, communications data, and organizational data.

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Definitions:

National Practitioner Data Bank

A U.S. database that contains information on medical malpractice payments, sanctions, and licensure actions against healthcare providers.

Health Care Quality Improvement Act

A federal statute enacted to improve the quality of medical care, largely by restricting the ability of physicians with a history of malpractice from moving to another state to escape their history.

Ordinary Care

The reasonable level of care, diligence, and judgment that a person in a particular profession is expected to exercise under specific circumstances.

Internal-Unstable

Attributes in attributing causation for an event or behavior to factors inside a person that can change, such as effort or mood.