Marissa was driving from the airport to an interview for a prestigious position at a large marketing firm. She needed to rely on navigation directions from her smartphone, but her smartphone battery was low and she did not have a charger cable. She was pleased to see a convenience store down the road and went there to purchase a new charger cable for her smartphone. For Marissa, the charger cable is an example of

Which of the following methods could be considered a "best practice" in terms of informing respondents how their answers to an on-line survey about personal information will be protected? respondents are informed that investigators will try to keep their participation confidential; however, confidentiality cannot be assured. respondents are informed that a research assistant will transfer all the research data to a password-protected computer that is not connected to the internet, via a usb flashdrive. the computer is located in a research team member's office. the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain her institution's method for guaranteeing absolute confidentiality of research data. the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain how respondent data will be transmitted from the website to his encrypted database without ever recording respondents' ip addresses, but explains that on the internet confidentiality cannot be absolutely guaranteed. the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain how respondent data will be transmitted from the website to his encrypted database without ever recording respondents' ip addresses, but explains that on the internet confidentiality cannot be absolutely guaranteed

Say a certain manufacturing industry has 63.1 thousand jobs in 2008, but is expected to decline at an average annual rate of 1.7 thousand jobs per year from 2008 to 2018. assuming this holds true, what will be this industry’s percent change from 2008 to 2018? a. 70% b. -27% c. -17% d. -75%

Part b forty-year-old kyle wants to start investing for retirement. he wants to select a personal investment plan that will allow him to withdraw funds without paying penalties and taxes once he turns 59.5. which retirement plan should he choose? a. traditional ira b. roth ira c. 401(k)