Kennedy never applies sunscreen and still never gets sunburned, but her sister applies it frequently and always get a little too much sun. Because of this, she doesn't think sunscreen is effective. When her boss at her cosmetics firm asks her to prepare a report on sunscreen, what should Kennedy do to ensure her bias does not affect her approach to her research?

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Look for urls that end in .com or .edu.

Recognize that bias does not matter.

Don't acknowledge biases.

Use Bracketing.

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Question 2

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In order to have solid research you must have

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A well-defined research question

A good research library

A good research strategy

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Question 3

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If Andrea wants to collect data about a company in the way that anthropologists do, she should ________.

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conduct surveys

observe from a distance

gather information from secondary sources about the company

embed herself in the organization

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Question 4

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When using a quote or paraphrased text from another source, it's best to

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avoid using direct quotations.

provide multiple quotes that can reiterate the same point.

make a claim and then support your claim with evidence.

summarize because then a citation is not required.

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Question 5

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Jamie has been asked to prepare a report using only primary sources. What could he use as a primary source?

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a library database

books

Google

legal documents

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Question 6

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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 prepare his report without citing her sources.

Marcos can make sure that all copyright laws are followed.

Marcos can present his information with authority.

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

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Question 7

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Devon prepared a report for work and wrote that "Newton's second law is F=ma." What is this, and which is the best reason why?

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Plagiarism he just paraphrased something he read.

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

Not plagiarism it could be considered common knowledge.

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

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Question 8

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Gillian needs to do some research about the changes in national educational policy for work, but she knows next to nothing about educational policy before she starts her research. What's a helpful first step she could take to get started?

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

Use Google to search for information on education reform and filter for just information from educational websites (using filetype:.edu)

Read Wikipedia articles about education reform and education policy.

Use Google Scholar to find academic articles related to educational policy.

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Question 9

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

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

Plagiarism he just paraphrased something he read.

Not plagiarism it could be considered common knowledge.

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Question 10

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After gathering data and information needed about organic farming in the United States, Shelby should

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identify what she needs to know.

present on what she discovered.

evaluate and compare data.

plan out her research.

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Question 11

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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 needs to write down all her searches.

Barbara should conduct targeted research on her topic.

Barbara should determine a problem and define a question to answer

Barbara should find general information on her topic.

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Question 12

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Liliana prepared a paper for her History class. In her paper she used the sentence "The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain." without citing it. What is this an example of?

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Not plagiarism it could be considered common knowledge.

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

Plagiarism she just paraphrased something she read.

Intentional plagiarismit is clearly a direct quote from another source.

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Question 13

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If Jenny creates a report on her company's quarterly sales, it would be a ________ report.

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external qualitative

external quantitative

internal qualitative

internal quantitative

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Question 14

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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 quantitative

external qualitative

internal qualitative

internal quantitative

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Question 15

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Kalini wrote a paper for the city council about creating more green space in her community. She used facts and data from other communities and news articles but chose not to include citations since it was only for a community meeting. Was this plagiarism

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No, data and figures cannot be plagiari.

No, citations are only necessary for school or work assignments.

No, as long as she rewrote the material in her own words

Yes, absolutely.

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Question 16

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When trying to put information into a useful format to analyze data sets using statistical methods, one helpful tool is/are ________.

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paper surveys

Survey Monkey

internal questionnaires

personal interviews

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Question 17

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Blake uses a Likert scale to interview customers after shopping at his store. One useful way to analyze this data would be to use ________.

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internal data

Survey Monkey

qualitative data

Paper surveys

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Question 18

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Maria is a new employee and her manager has asked her to prepare a report with information about the company's last quarter. The manager would like a story or two along with all the required factual data. The types of data Maria would need to include in her report would be:

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external and qualitative

internal and quantitative

internal and external

qualitative and quantitative

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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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Assess what you already know.

Present data on your topic.

Evaluate the information.

Identify what you need to find out.

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Question 20

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Suzanne is writing a research paper. She is required to include five direct quotes into her paper. What should she do?

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Suzanne should take her research and write a paragraph about what she has learned.

Suzanne should copy and paste phrases and passages from the source directly into her own paper.

Suzanne should rephrase her research and put it into her own words.

Suzanne should take words and/or phrases directly from her source and explain them or use them to make a claim.

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Question 21

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Josh needs to gather information about the best software companies for managing medical data. Where should he go to find information?

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to outside sources, conducting interviews with other medical companies and providers.

the local library

specific internet searchers, journals, business periodicals, and newspaper articles.

Google or other generic general internet search engines

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Question 22

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Yesenia has been asked to read two journal articles and then write a paper the describes the main ideas from each of the articles. If she plans to write the paper in her own words, she will

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not need to include citations from her research.

paraphrase her research.

directly quote her sources.

summarize her research.

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Question 23

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Tom wants to find information on the symbolism used in Anne of Green Gables. What search terms would be the most useful?

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Symbolism Anne of Green Gables

Symbolism in English literature

Anne of Green Gables

Symbolism OR Anne of Green Gables

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Question 24

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Jamaal wants to ensure his is preparing his presentation with professional integrity. In order to do this, he should

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imagine he is writing something his grandmother would read.

take on projects that are just outside of his skillset so that he is pushed to grow.

consider the CRAAP test.

always get a second opinion about his work.

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Question 25

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Susan is wanting to try out her new marketing campaign on a live audience before the campaign is launched nationally.

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Susan could send out a survey to random people and ask them to log in and watch the marketing campaign and give their opinion.

Susan could play clips of the marketing campaign in malls and observe the reaction of the people in the mall.

Susan could interview people showing them the campaign.

Susan could do an analysis of the campaign results after the marketing campaign launched.