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lb_gilbert

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The authors of the text claim that a company might actually benefit when one of its employees uses statistics incorrectly. How can this be?

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List the steps included in the research process.



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Answer to Question 1

The company may manipulate the data to show what it wants to show, for example, by distorting the scale on a graph to make a large deficit appear very small. Another example is to use a sample that is not a good representative of the population of interest.

Answer to Question 2

a . Defining the problem in specific terms that can be answered by research
b. Deciding on the type of data required
c. Determining through what means the data will be obtained
d. Planning for the collection of data and, if necessary, selection of a sample
e. Collecting and analyzing the data
f. Drawing conclusions and reporting the findings
g. Following through with decisions that take the findings into consideration




lb_gilbert

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Reply 2 on: Jun 24, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


ultraflyy23

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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