Which of the Following Practices Might Be Unethical

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which of the following practices might be unethical?

• A)the use of secondary data alone when the research requires primary data collection
• B)the client is billed a fixed fee for the project
• C)the unnecessary collection of expensive primary data when the research problem can be addressed based on secondary sources alone
• D)Both A and C are correct.

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Definitions:

Predicted Amount

The value estimated based on a statistical model or analysis.

Sales

The exchange of a commodity or service for money; the action of selling something.

Least Squares Regression

A statistical method for estimating the relationship between variables by minimizing the squares of the differences between observed and predicted values.

Relationship

A connection, association, or involvement between two or more variables or entities.