The US Census Bureau Conducts a Census to Check the Population

question 54

Multiple Choice

The U.S. Census Bureau conducts a census to check the population of first-generation immigrants living in the U.S. It conducts the census twice and arrives at different results (first census -45 million; second census -47 million) . Hence, the data acquired from the research will affect the quality of information because it ________.

• A) is too fine-grained
• B) is too coarse-grained
• C) lacks timeliness
• D) is inaccurate

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Definitions:

Greenmail

A strategy where a large shareholder is bribed by the target company to not take over the company by buying back their shares at a premium price.

Stock Repurchase

A corporate action in which a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the number of outstanding shares.

Vertical Acquisition

A business strategy where a company acquires another company that operates in the production process of the same industry but at a different level, such as a supplier or distributor.