Resources for Determining Risk/Assessment

Unit 1.3- Resources for Determining Risk 

Introduction | Regional Resources | Publications | World Organizations | Credit Agencies | Databases | Summary | Resources | Activities | Assessment


Assessment

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1 It is essential to validate resources by cross referencing:

a reliable resource you have used in the past
multiple sources containing the same information
an official government website containing the same information
the latest news publication

2 The best place to find the most recent data is on:

printed publications from the current year
government statistic bureaus
international organization publications
websites that have been updated with in the last 30 days

3 The main source of information for foreign country statistics can be found at:

local newspaper sites
international organization sites
official government or travel/tourism sites
U.S. government sites

4 The U.S. Government agency that provides the most thorough international trade data and statistics is:

the Commerce Department
the State Department
the Treasury Department
the Department of Defense