An Informal Study of What Information Is Already Available in the Problem

question 84

Multiple Choice

An informal study of what information is already available in the problem area is called ________.

• A) qualitative research
• B) situation analysis
• C) focus group interview
• D) quantitative research
• E) marketing model

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Definitions:

Australopithecine Fossils

Prehistoric remains of hominid species, belonging to the genus Australopithecus, that are among the earliest known human ancestors.

Million Years

A period of time equal to one thousand times one thousand years, often used to denote significant periods in Earth's geological and biological history.

Hominoids

A group of primates that includes all apes and humans, characterized by their lack of a tail and more complex brains.

Toumai

A nickname for Sahelanthropus tchadensis, one of the oldest known species in the human lineage, discovered in Chad, Africa dating to about 7 million years ago.