A Company Sponsoring a New Internet Search Engine Wants to Collect

question 554

Multiple Choice

A company sponsoring a new Internet search engine wants to collect data on the ease of using it.
Which is the best way to collect the data?

• A) census
• B) simulation
• C) observational study
• D) experiment
• E) sample survey

Recognize the strengths and limitations of survey research, case studies, and correlational studies.

Differentiate between dependent and independent variables in experiments.

Understand the concept of correlation, including positive and negative correlations, and their implications.

Grasp the importance of representative samples in research and how they are constituted.

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