Joe Carson, the Owner of Carson Sailboats, Is Concerned About

question 98

Multiple Choice

Joe Carson, the owner of Carson Sailboats, is concerned about slumping sales. Sales so far this year are 40 percent below last year's sales. Joe is concerned. He starts doing some research on the Internet to see if there are any trends he can identify to explain the slump. He then talks to several other people in the industry to get their opinions. Joe is conducting ________research.

• A)preliminary
• B)causal
• C)secondary
• D)exploratory

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Definitions:

Stability Of Behavior

Refers to the consistency of individual behaviors over time and across situations, emphasizing the enduring nature of personality and actions.

Practical

Pertaining to or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas.

Longitudinal

A type of research study in which data is gathered from the same subjects repeatedly over a period of time.

Experimental

Pertaining to a methodological approach in research that involves manipulation of variables to determine cause-and-effect relationships.