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bobbysung

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How can a researcher determine what information is the most appropriate?
 
  A) Evaluate content based on the date of the publication
  B) Evaluate the source for credibility
  C) Evaluate the source for number of hits
  D) Determine if the source has paid to be near the top of the results page
  E) Determine if the source is current

Question 2

Putting quotation marks around the search phrase you enter in a search engine is most likely to________.
 
  A) yield fewer results, which will be more relevant to your search phrase
  B) yield fewer results, which will be less relevant to your search phrase
  C) yield more results, which will be more relevant to your search phrase
  D) yield more results, which will be less relevant to your search phrase
  E) have no effect whatsoever on the number or relevancy of results


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Reply #1 on: Jun 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B
Explanation: B) No matter what kind of source you findprint or electronicyou must evaluate it for credibility. To determine the reliability and relevance of a source, use the 3 A's: Authorship, Accuracy, and Age.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A
Explanation: A) Quotation marks around your search phrase limit your results to resources that include the exact phrase within quotes. This eliminates all the resources that merely include the words in your phrase anywhere on the page. These random instances of the words in your search are less relevant to your topic than those that include exact matches.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 23, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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