Methods of data collection
The external validity
July 9, 2019Statistical Outcome in Business Research
July 9, 2019A marketing research firm, in conducting a comparative taste test, provided three types of peanut butter to a sample of households randomly selected within the state. Which of the four methods of data collectionis involved when people are asked to compare the three types of peanut butter?
a. Published sources
b. Experimentation
c. Surveying
d. Observation.
Answer: b. Experimentation
Experiments test cause/effect relationships between variables. The researcher manipulates one …
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