You Are Writing a Report Analyzing Whether Your Company Should

question 4

Multiple Choice

You are writing a report analyzing whether your company should hire a new vendor to provide data-warehousing services. You have found a white paper online that looks promising. How can you judge the degree to which the authors are unbiased?

• A) Check to see if the authors have offices in the same cities as your potential data-service vendors.
• B) Check to see if the authors work as industry-wide consultants or as contractors for specific vendors.
• C) Check to see if the authors have advanced degrees.
• D) Check to see if the authors appear to be related to each other.

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