Question

While doing research for a newspaper article on different career salaries, Lucinda finds a broad range of salaries for nurses when she consults three different .com websites.

What would you suggest to Lucinda as a better research tool for her article?
A.
Lucinda should use the information from the .com websites; they’re extremely reliable.
B.
Lucinda should change the topic of her article and use those websites’ information on teachers’ salaries.
C.
Lucinda should write an e-mail to the websites’ webmasters, asking them if their information is reliable.

Answer 1

From the given situation above, the best suggestion that can be given to Lucinda for a better research tool for her article is that, Lucinda should consult .org websites, perhaps one linked with a nurses’ association, or consult a .gov website with national labor statistics on nursing salaries, both of which are more reliable. The correct answer would be the last option, option D.