When Evaluating Purchased Software It Is Often Helpful to Use

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Multiple Choice

When evaluating purchased software it is often helpful to use a decision table format to consider various issues and potential problems with the software.A question (or questions) to be asked in a decision table which might uncover any "skeletons in the closet" regarding a software package is

• A) "How many other installations that are 'second-reference organizations' have used the software, and for how long?"
• B) "How stable is the software vendor?"
• C) "How closely does the software fit the needs of the company?"
• D) "How flexible is the software?"

Comprehend the significance and application of standard scores including z scores and t scores.

Grasp the basic concept of probability in statistics and its application in determining statistical significance.

Identify and calculate the different sections of a normal curve based on z scores.

Calculate and interpret standard deviations from the mean in a normal distribution.

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