Managing Research Design
A). The problem with asking the question "how many cups of coffee have you consumed in the past 30 days?" is that the question leaves to much room for error. The subjects that would actually be able to give an accurate descriptive answer to this question are adults and middle age adults because they have more focus and typically have routines that are set the same each day. This question could be rephrased to "how many cups of coffee do you consume on a daily basis?" or "how many cups of coffee do you consume daily, including weekends?
A). 0
B). 1-3
C). 4-6
D). 7-9
Breaking the question down will allow for more accurate responses and the researcher can use formulas to get more detailed answers.
B). Secondary or Primary Data
1). Forecasting and business trend research are considered secondary data because they are using original work that has been created by others, to develop forecasts and trends, either for themselves or others.......
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