You are writing a report analyzing whether your company should hire a new vendor to provide data-warehousing services. You have found a white paper online that looks promising. How can you judge the degree to which the authors are unbiased?

A) Check to see if the authors have offices in the same cities as your potential data-service vendors.
B) Check to see if the authors work as industry-wide consultants or as contractors for specific vendors.
C) Check to see if the authors have advanced degrees.
D) Check to see if the authors appear to be related to each other.

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JaShawn Coulibaly · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Checking if the authors work as industry-wide consultants or as contractors for specific vendors is the best way to judge their degree of bias. If they are consultants working with multiple vendors, they are more likely to provide an unbiased perspective. If they are contractors for a specific vendor, they may have a vested interest in promoting that vendor's services. The other options do not necessarily provide insight into the authors' potential biases.

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