David wants to make his data from Excelt look more visually pleasing for a presentation. What would be an easy to read format he could utilize?

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Clustered Column Charts

Flash Fill

Conditional Formatting

Worksheet

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Question 2

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Monica is using the CRAAP analysis process for evaluating sources. She is looking at the source of the information to see where it comes from and who wrote it. Which component in the analysis process is she utilizing?

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reliability

authority

purpose

accuracy

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Question 3

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Miguel is creating an informational report based on employees' personal stories. The type of data Miguel will use in his report is:

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external qualitative

internal qualitative

external quantitative

internal quantitative

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Question 4

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One of the biggest differences of using Google Sheets over Excel is that

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Google Sheets is easier to format.

Google Sheets is free.

Google sheets offers online functionality.

Google Sheets does not automatically save your work.

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Question 5

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Anthropologists collect data by ________.

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gathering information from secondary sources

conducting surveys

embedding themselves in the organization

watching from a distance

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Question 6

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Dallas is putting together a report for the marketing department analyzing the impact of social media on marketing. Which of the following sources should she NOT incorporate in her report?

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a youtube video that went viral

an article from an online newspaper about social media usage

a blog post from a popular instagrammer

a psychology journal article on marketing

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Question 7

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When writing an internal memo to her statistics research company about maintaining professional integrity, Marissa reminds her employees to always use proper citations but to also protect their clients and themselves from issues by

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always considering the purpose and relevance of the data.

anonymizing and protecting data.

never disclosing the results of their data analysis.

synchronizing and protecting data.

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Question 8

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Maria is following the seven pillars of information literacy to work on her research paper. So far she has identified a topic, assessed what she knows, planned out her research. What should she do next?

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Present her information.

Gather data.

Evaluate data.

Manage the information she's gathered.

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Question 9

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Ann is writing a report for her manager. Her report is to help her manager decide on which inventory software system will be purchased in the next quarter. Which strategy will help her manager the most?

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Looking up the top-used software companies and only researching those, then preparing an analytical report for her manager.

Spending a month researching each software company, what the software does, and the cost of each, then preparing an analytical report for her manager.

Spending as much time as is needed researching each software, even if the research process runs into the next quarter, then preparing an analytical report for her manager.

Looking briefly at each software option and getting her manager a recommendation as quickly as possible.

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Question 10

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Christopher wants to address the issue of his local animal shelters being overcrowded and how to get people to adopt animals. He has defined the question he is researching along with doing general background research. What should he do next?

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Develop a research strategy

Evaluate what he has learned

Keep a list of research sites

Conduct research on his issue

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Question 11

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Ruthie is an intern at a small company and has been tasked with writing an informal report for her boss about quarterly sales. She uses mostly internal data, but pulls in two quotes from outside sources. How she should cite her sources?

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If it's just for her boss, it's not important to cite sources.

Use her best judgement to ensure proper attribution.

The more formal the better! That way no one can doubt her integrity.

Use footnotes only so the citations don't get in the way of the text.

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Question 12

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Dylan finds a great scholarly article about anti-doping regulations in his report for his job at the NCAA compliance office. What is one good way he can find other good sources?

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Use the bibliography information from the article he found.

Keep doing searches until he has enough information.

He can develop a clear research question.

Search for different subject headings.

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Which search engine would be most valuable to Imani when looking for scholarly information about research trends in her field?

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Internet explorer.

Google

Google Scholar

Bing

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Question 14

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Surveys present ________ data in a ________ form.

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qualitative; quantified

internal; external

external; internal

quantified; qualitative

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Question 15

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Which is the best description of primary research?

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research done primarily by other people that is analyzed by you

research authorized by a group you want to study

research done by a group

research you conduct yourself

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Question 16

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Martina doesn't know where to begin her research on oil fracking, in fact, she barely even knows what it means. What's a helpful first step she could take to get started?

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Use Google to search for information on fracking and narrow down the overwhelming amount of results by searching for only academic websites (using filetype:.edu)

Use Google Scholar to find academic articles related to fracking.

Use Google Advanced Search to find more generic information about fracking.

Read Wikipedia articles about fracking.

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Question 17

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Marcos is careful to write his memos and briefs with professional integrity. What's one way he can ensure this?

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Marcos can present his information with authority.

Marcos can prepare his report without citing her sources.

Marcos can make sure that all copyright laws are followed.

Marcos can make up ideas if he can't find a reputable source.

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Question 18

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Barbara wants to start work on her research paper that is due in two weeks but she has no idea where to start. What should she do first?

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Barbara should determine a problem and define a question to answer

Barbara should conduct targeted research on her topic.

Barbara needs to write down all her searches.

Barbara should find general information on her topic.

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Question 19

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Trinity needs to write up a report on native wildlife in her Texan town for her work at a real estate company. What is her best first step?

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Evaluate the information.

Identify what you need to find out.

Assess what you already know.

Present data on your topic.

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Question 20

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Clint prepared a paper for his Astronomy class. In his paper he wrote the sentence "Astronomy is the study of stars, planets, moons and galaxies." without citing it. What is this, and which is the best reason why?

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Unintentional plagiarism he probably didn't mean to do it.

Not plagiarism it could be considered common knowledge.

Intentional plagiarism it is clearly a direct quote from another source.

Plagiarism he just paraphrased something he read.

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Question 21

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Max has a limited research budget for his research to prepare a report for his manager on restructurng the company. He wants to save his budget to put together a survey and interviews for current employees, but he also wants to look at how companies in the same industry have restructured their businesses. He can find reliable information by focusing his research on

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journals, business periodicals, and newspaper articles.

primary data.

a general internet search.

materials from his local library

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Question 22

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Josiah is adamantly opposed to driving diesel cars, so when his boss asks him to write a research article about car emissions, Josiah recognizes his personal bias. When searching online and finding sources, Josiah decides to assess his preconceived notions and put his feelings aside to approach each article with an open mind. This is called

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bracketing

mindfulness

phenomenology

bias-blocking

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Question 23

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Lei is following the several pillars of information literacy to work on the report her manager has asked her to prepare. She has no idea where to start. What should she do first?

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Assess what she already knows.

Identify what she needs to find out.

Present data on her topic.

Evaluate her information.

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Question 24

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Katherine is preparing for a job interview. She wants to research the company she is interviewing with. Where should she start?

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Google the company

Look in the library database

Know what information she's looking for (make a question)

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Question 25

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Primary research is ________.

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research you conduct yourself

research done primarily by other people that is analyzed by you

research done by a group

research authorized by a group you want to study