As part of an economics class project, students were asked to randomly select 500 New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)stocks from the Wall Street Journal. As part of the project, students were asked
To summarize the current prices (also referred to as the closing price of the stock for a particular
Trading date)of the collected stocks using graphical and numerical techniques. Identify the data
Collection method used in this study.
A)data from a designed experiment
B)data collected observationally
C)data from a published source

Question

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The data collection method used in this study is from a published source, as the students are gathering information on stock prices from the Wall Street Journal, which is a publicly available publication.

As Part of an Economics Class Project, Students Were Asked