Identify the First Thing to Be Asked to a Person

question 23

Multiple Choice

Identify the first thing to be asked to a person who claims to be a scientist before accepting what he or she has to say.

• A)Credentials of the individual
• B)Researcher's funding source
• C)Reputation of the institution represented by the individual
• D)Methods of study used by the researcher

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Definitions:

Asynchronous Communication

Communication where interaction does not occur in real-time, allowing participants to engage according to their own schedule.

Virtual Teams

Groups of individuals who work together from different geographical locations, connected by technology such as email, video conferencing, and collaboration tools.

Empirical Rule

A statistical rule stating that for a normal distribution, about 68% of data falls within one standard deviation of the mean, 95% within two, and 99.7% within three standard deviations.

Mound-Shaped

Refers to a symmetrical, bell-shaped curve often associated with the normal distribution in statistics.