problem 1: How has the improvement in technology helped data gathering?

problem 2: How will you employ the data from the observational study to reach the scientific conclusions?

problem 3: The fewer the biases in measurement and in data collection processes, the more scientific the research. Comment on this statement?

problem 4: A production manager wishes to evaluate the reactions of the blue-collar workers in his department (comprising foremen) to the introduction of computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) systems. He is mainly interested to know how they would recognize the effects of CIM on:

a) Their future jobs.
b) Additional training that they will have to receive.
c) Future job advancement.