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Ch. 9
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Ch. 10
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Potpourri
100
A written instrument with questions to obtain information from recipients and is the most frequently used method in business research.
What is QUESTIONNAIRE
100
Reports that require the writer to start from scratch and describe a particular situation.
What is SITUATIONAL REPORTS
100
Identifying sources by giving credit to another person, either in the text or in the reference list, for using his or her words or ideas.
What is DOCUMENTATION
100
A summary or restatement of a passage in your own words.
What is PARAPHRASE
100
A circle graph divided into component wedges that compares the relative parts that make up a whole.
What is PIE CHART
200
This is breaking down data to determine what you need to collect in the data-collection phase.
What is FACTORING
200
A data-collection method that gathers information through questionnaires, telephone, or email inquiries.
What is SURVEY
200
These types of headings identify not only the topic of the section in reports but also the major conclusion.
What is TALKING HEADINGS
200
Using another person’s words or ideas without giving proper credit.
What is PLAGIARISM
200
This data is collected directly by the researcher to solve a specific problem.
What is PRIMARY DATA
300
An organized presentation of information used to make decisions and solve problems.
What is BUSINESS REPORT
300
Meaningful facts, statistics, and conclusions.
What is INFORMATION
300
A paraphrase that contains the exact words of another.
What is DIRECT QUOTATIONS
300
Supplementary information or documents for a report would be placed in the _______.
What is APPENDIX
300
These are the business standard for documenting sources.
What is FOOTNOTES and/or ENDNOTES
400
This type of data is collected by someone else for some other purpose and may be published or unpublished.
What is SECONDARY DATA
400
An orderly arrangement of data into columns and rows.
What is TABLE
400
This is a preview for the reader how the topic will be divided before you actually make the division.
What is SECTION OVERVIEW
400
These headings identify only the topic of the section without giving the conclusion.
What is GENERIC HEADINGS
400
A process by which two or more pieces of data are analyzed together.
What is CROSS-TABULATION
500
Visual elements that call attention to themselves instead of the information on a chart.
What is CHARTJUNK
500
Tables, charts, photographs, and other graphic materials are these.
What is VISUAL AIDS
500
A term for printed reports that combine text and graphics that result from programs like PowerPoint.
What is DECKS
500
A condensed version of the body of the report and includes introduction, findings, and any conclusions.
What is EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
500
The type of headings, that should be avoided, that follow other headings without some intervening text.
What is STACKED HEADINGS