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Havingn read the BusinessTech article titled IBM forecast beats estimates for n quarterly sales and earning. Consider the type of research that may n have led to this headline. Do you think it is it likely to have been n

Havingn read the BusinessTech article titled "IBM forecast beats estimates for n quarterly sales and earning".  Consider the type of research that may n have led to this headline. Do you think it is it likely to have been n descriptive, inferential, predictive, or prescriptive? Search for n examples of news article that report on information that was likely to n be the result of market or business research, and share the link on the n class-wide forum. Comment on the type of analysis or research.

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