Evaluating Secondary Data Based on the Purpose Criterion Involves _____

question 38

Multiple Choice

Evaluating secondary data based on the purpose criterion involves _____.

• A) ensuring accuracy of the secondary data
• B) ensuring the data is consistent with the research objectives at hand
• C) seeking multiple sources of the same data to assure consistency
• D) finding flaws in the methodological procedures used in collecting the data
• E) determining the underlying motivation or hidden agenda, if any, of the organization that collected the secondary data

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Definitions:

Personal Qualities

The characteristics, traits, or attributes that define an individual’s personality or demeanor.

Integrally Involved

Being essential or fundamental to the entirety of a process, activity, or existence.

Making Judgments

The process of forming opinions or conclusions about people, situations, or objects based on the information available, experiences, and reasoning.

Intergenerational Aspects

Concerns or elements that affect multiple generations within families or communities.