Which of the Following Reports Would Most Likely Be Written

question 65

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reports would most likely be written using an informal writing style?

• A)A thesis submitted by a PhD student
• B)A research report about economic trends written by a consultant for her client
• C)A summary report written to your supervisor about a conference you attended
• D)A business proposal written to secure a contract with a governmental agency

---

Definitions:

Research Hypothesis

An educated guess or prediction made for the purpose of testing through scientific research, stating a potential outcome or relationship.

Critical Values

Thresholds in hypothesis testing which, if exceeded by the test statistic, indicate that the null hypothesis can be rejected.

Standard Deviation

A metric that quantifies how spread out a dataset is in comparison to its average value.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, often used to calculate confidence intervals or test hypotheses.