The First Step in Locating Secondary Data Sources Is To

question 27

Multiple Choice

The first step in locating secondary data sources is to:

• A) identify what you wish to know and what you already know about your topic.
• B) develop a list of key terms and names.
• C) begin with going through ProQuest.
• D) call the trade association that best represents your area of research.
• E) call key leaders in the industry that would most closely represent your subject.

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Definitions:

Consistent Relationship

A stable and predictable association between two or more variables or individuals over time.

Statistically Significant

A term used to describe a result that is unlikely to have occurred by chance alone, according to a pre-defined threshold of probability, indicating that the findings from a study are likely to reflect a true effect.

Sample

A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation, or questioning to provide statistical information about the population.

Correlation

The degree to which events or characteristics vary along with each other.