A Firm That Locates All Systems Development and Operations at Its

question 58

Multiple Choice

A firm that locates all systems development and operations at its headquarters is using a ________ system configuration.

• A) unilateral
• B) centralized
• C) decentralized
• D) networked
• E) virtual

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated to observe its effect on a dependent variable, considered the cause in cause-and-effect relationships.

Positive and Significant

A description of statistical results indicating that an effect or difference is both greater than zero and statistically unlikely to be due to chance alone.

Significance Level

A statistical measure that determines the threshold of rejecting the null hypothesis, typically represented by alpha (α), such as 0.05 (5%).

Independent Variable

A variable in a statistical model that is manipulated to determine its effect on the dependent variable.