CIPS Exam L4M4 Topic 2 Question 9 Discussion

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Question #: 9
Topic #: 2

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Which of the following are primary sources of data? Select TWO.

Amarket reasearch commissioned by a rival company

Beconomic indices such as PPI or CPI

Cpublished price lists

Dtrade fairs and exibits

Ephone calls with current suppliers

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Suggested Answer: A

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Christiane

1 months ago

Hmm, I'm not so sure about E. Doesn't that open up some ethical concerns? I'd stick with B and D to be safe.

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Melita

1 months ago

I agree with A on this one. B and E are the way to go - you're getting the data straight from the source.

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Dong

4 days ago

A) market reasearch commissioned by a rival company

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Jade

2 months ago

I'm not sure about A and D, they seem more like secondary sources to me.

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Denny

2 months ago

B and E seem like the obvious primary sources here. Market research and price lists are more secondary data, in my opinion.

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Malika

1 months ago

Yeah, market research commissioned by a rival company would be more of a secondary source.

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Margot

2 months ago

I agree, B and E are definitely primary sources of data.

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Marquetta

2 months ago

I agree with Shalon, published price lists and phone calls with current suppliers provide direct data.

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Shalon

2 months ago

I think C and E are primary sources of data.

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Brett

2 months ago

I'm not sure about A and D, they seem more like secondary sources to me.

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Jerry

2 months ago

I agree with Bettina, published price lists and phone calls with current suppliers are direct sources of data.

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Bettina

3 months ago

I think C and E are primary sources of data.

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