Question 1

LexisNexis is an online database that allows paid subscribers to search articles from thousands of publications like newspapers, magazines, professional publications, and academic journals.

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Articles from these publications are not available through a Google search because they require a paid subscription.

Question 2

If Rufino reads a book that is useful for his research, it would be a good idea for him to check its bibliography to find additional resources for his research.

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If a book or article is useful to your research, the books or articles used to write it may also be helpful to you.

Question 3

At the outset of your project when you define research activities for your research questions, you will know whether or not you will need to conduct primary research. Is this true? Explain why or why not.

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Question 4

Learning how difficult it will be for users to learn a new software program by watching them perform tasks on it and noting any issues that need to be addressed is an example of observational research.

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If you observe users in action rather than asking them how difficult the process is, this is observational research.

Question 5

Deep web portals are unable to perform federated searches.

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Deep web portals do perform federated searches. These search engines select several very useful databases available on the web and perform your search on these databases.

Question 6

Discuss whether conducting primary research is preferable to using secondary research sources.

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Question 7

Why is using general search engines not as easy as it seems?

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Question 8

You work in a small office of fewer than 20 employees that has no dedicated IT staff. As the resident tech expert, you are called on to deal with computer issues and tech-related decisions. Lately this has been taking up more of your time and you feel it is no longer an efficient arrangement. You speak to your boss about contracting with an IT company to oversee these needs, and she tells you to research some options. Your first web search, technology companies, yields over 200 million results. Discuss some ways to refine this search and come up with some relevant hits.

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Question 9

List some of your specific research questions and some research activities that correlate with them.

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Question 10

Your supervisor recently expressed disappointment that no one in your department was participating in the company's new volunteer initiative, which encourages employees to "adopt" causes they care about and donate time and resources to help them. You decide to research some options-including a mentoring program at a local high school and a recreational centre at a nearby seniors' facility-so you can discuss them with your team and hopefully convince them to join the program with you. Identify your primary audience and your analysis of their concerns and needs.

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The answer of Your supervisor recently expressed disappointment that no...

Question 11

Research findings should be organized by the source of information.

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This is a mistake that inexperienced researchers often make. Instead, findings should be organized by research questions, as this makes it easier to synthesize information from various sources as you work through the research process.

Question 12

Discuss being an ethical researcher in terms of evaluating your sources.

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Question 13

On the web, you can generally feel confident about information that is published by the government and universities.

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If you are unfamiliar with an organization that publishes information that you would like to use, read more about the organization to determine whether it is respected by others and considered reputable.

Question 14

While face-to-face surveys increase the likelihood that participants will respond because of personal contact, they are time-consuming to conduct.

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All survey mediums have advantages and disadvantages.

Question 15

What advantages does observational research offer over self-reported data from surveys and interviews?

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Question 16

The amount and kind of research you conduct are crucial to good data gathering, but so are the ways in which you organize the research to share with others.

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The process of organizing research results is continual, starting with your first research effort.

Question 17

Online information is so accessible today that books have become obsolete for research purposes.

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Books are usually written, edited, and reviewed by reputable authors and publishers, while online content can be posted by almost anyone. For this reason, books are often more valuable than online sources.

Question 18

Carmelo doesn't consult any books for the research project he is doing at work. When his boss asks why not, Carmelo replies that books are not only unnecessary in light of all the information available online, they are undesirable as sources. Discuss this statement.

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Question 19

A targeted sample is selected broadly from all available members of the population you want to study.

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This is the definition of a random sample. A targeted sample is one that consists of only specific people from the group you are studying.

Question 20

Articulate the research question presented to you by your boss and discuss why you might need to broaden or narrow it.

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Quiz 10: Finding and Evaluating Business Information