Friday, May 11, 2012

Practice Writing Boolean Search Statements

Part 1
My five Boolean search statements.

1. Does television advertising by the pharmaceutical industry have an impact on prescription drug abuse?
(television advertis*) AND (pharmaceutical industr*) AND (impact) AND (prescription drug abuse)

2. Does anti-smoking advertising by the tobacco industry lead to increased smoking among youth?
(anti-smoking advertis*) AND (tobacco industr*) AND (increased smoking) AND (youth)

3. What breeds of dogs make good therapy pets?
(breeds OR types) AND (dogs) AND (therap* pets)

4. Should the federal government impose stronger standards for vehicle emissions?
(federal government) AND (standard*) AND (vehicle or car*) AND (emission* OR smog)

5. Should educators use commercial services to combat plagiarism?
(educators OR school*) AND (commercial service*) AND (combat OR fight) AND (plagiarism)

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