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Which of the following reports would most likely be written using an informal writing style?

A summary report written to your supervisor about a conference you attended

Which of the following reports is an example of an analytical report?

A report recommending one of four building alarm systems

which of the following reports is an example of an informational report?

A report showing how a company has complied with SEC regulations

Which of the following constructions uses the best writing style for a formal report?

After checking several references, the company decided to hire the consulting firm of Anderson, Williams, and Pardee.

Pamela will be writing a complex report about a research study she's conducting. Which of the following should she do?

All of these choices

Which of the following is an example of a digital report?

All of these choices are examples of digital reports.

Nadia will carefully document her sources in a report she must submit to her boss. Which of the following is a reason that Nadia should document her sources?

All of these choices are reasons for documenting report data.

You must write a business report for a client and want to use a formal writing style. Which of the following should you do?

Avoid including your own opinions and perceptions.

Which of the following is an effective question to use in a survey?

Do teachers deserve a 7 percent pay increase?

A directly organized informational report might follow which outline?

Introduction/Background, Facts/Findings, Summary

An indirectly organized analytical report might follow which outline?

Introduction/Problem, Facts/Findings, Discussion/Analysis, Conclusions/Recommendations

Lydia is anticipating the audience for a report she is writing. What question should she ask during this stage of the writing process?

Lydia should ask all these questions about her audience.

Which of the following types of reports would not be sent to someone outside the organization?

Memo format

Which of the following statements would need to be documented in a report?

On May 6, 2010, the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered a 998 point loss, which the media called the Flash Crash.

An expanded statement of purpose for a study includes three additional factors. What are they?

Scope, significance, and limitations

Select the least accurate statement about the Web.

The Web is a highly organized collection of information from around the world.

Select the most accurate statement about the Web.

The fastest-growing sector of the Web is social networking sites.

Which of the following is an effective statement of purpose for an informational report?

To inform the reader of the many different features offered on the Apple iPad

Which of the following is the best advice for searching the Web?

Use quotation marks to search for phrases

In which of the following situations should the direct pattern of organization be used for a business report?

When readers are familiar with the topic

In which of the following situations should the indirect pattern of organization be used for a business report?

When readers must be educated about the topic

Select the most accurate statement about sources found on the Web.

Wikis, blogs, and discussion forum entries are short-lived and change constantly.

Which of the following situations would most likely require observation or scientific experimentation?

You need to determine the average time it takes your line employees to produce a single piece of furniture.

Derrick is evaluating the information he found on a Web site before he includes it in his business report. He asks, "When was this Web site last updated?" What is Derrick evaluating?

a. The currency of the Web site

A good work plan for a business research project includes

all of these choices

Knowledgeable report writers use direct quotations to

all of these choices

which of the following statements about business reports is most accurate?

an organization, the more vital the exchange and flow of information becomes

The first step in writing a report is to

analyze the problem or assignment clearly.

Which of the following is a useful guideline for preparing effective surveys?

avoid leading or ambiguous questions

Informal reports are written in a style that uses

contractions.

Long formal reports are usually printed on plain paper in

manuscript format.

the best question to include in a survey is

do you approve of a flate-rate income

A collection of information stored electronically so that it can be accessed by computer and digitally searched is a(n)

electronic database

ABI/INFORM, Factiva, LexisNexis Academic, and Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) are

electronic databases

You should begin nearly every business report assignment by

evaluating the available secondary data

In planning his report, Darren breaks the major investigative problem into subproblems. This process is sometimes called

factoring the problem

When incorporating a graphic in the body of your report, you should

include a reference to the graphic in the text

paraphrasing

involves accurately presenting ideas from another source in your own words and sentence structure.

Tarryn, a student who is researching forensic accounting, is preparing to interview an experienced accountant. To conduct an effective interview, Tarryn should

learn as much as possible about the forensic accounting field before conducting the interview.

Short (eight or fewer pages) informal reports addressed outside an organization are usually presented in

letter format.

The best choice for showing changes in a company's monthly sales for Fiscal Year 2012 is a(n)

line chart

Trace needs to illustrate the percentage each expense represents of total company expenses. His best choice is a(n)

pie chart

Nadia is conducting research on the use of social networking sites by observing how her coworkers use these tools in the workplace. What type of data is she collecting?

primary data

The issues or elements to be investigated in a research project are defined in the

scope statement.

Google, Yahoo, Bing, About, and Ask are examples of

search tools

What type of data result from reading what others have experienced or observed and written down?

secondary data

Heidi is writing a report about ways to reduce the time it takes to process a customer return and is determining why the topic is worth investigating at this time. Heidi is looking at the

significance

sources of primary information include

surveys and interviews

Kayla has a large amount of quantitative data made up of exact figures to present in a report. Kayla should present this data using a(n)

table

what is the purpose of business reports?

to solve problems