Which of the Following Statements About the Characteristics and Costs

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the characteristics and costs of useful information is true?

• A) Raw data become information as soon as the facts and figures are manipulated.
• B) For information to be useful, it has to be malleable, concrete, reliable, and timely.
• C) Obtaining good information incurs negligible costs in terms of acquisition, processing, storage, retrieval, and communication.
• D) Useful information does not come cheaply.
• E) All of these statements about the characteristics and costs of useful information are true.

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Definitions:

Feedback

Information or responses about an action or process, used as a basis for improvement.

Task-achievement Scaling

A method used to measure the success in completing specific tasks or achieving goals, often used in project management and educational settings.

Validity

The degree to which a test, tool, or study accurately measures what it is intended to measure or accurately reflects the concept it is intended to capture.

Reliability

The degree to which an assessment tool produces stable and consistent results over time.