Tim Was Planning for a Meeting with His Boss to Discuss

question 126

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 four 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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