Thursday, July 14, 2011

Boolean Practice: Part 1

1. What are the similarities between the Great Depression of the 1930's and the current economic problems?

 similar* and  "Great Depression" and "current econom*"

2.  What breeds of dogs make good therapy pets?

   breed and "dogs and therap*"

3.  Should the federal government impose stronger standards for vehicle emissions?
 
"Federal and government" and "vehicle and emissions"

4.  Is a vegetarian diet healthier than a meat-based diet?

 Vegetarian and health* and meat

5.  Are big box stores like WalMart and Target good for the economy?
 (Walmart or Target) and econom*

1 comment:

  1. Hi, Berinda;

    You are getting a good sense of the boolean construction. One reminder, when you put a phrase in quotes that is how it will look for the words exactly in the articles, so number 1 is fine, you do want the phrase great depression but for number 3, you don't want a phrase of "federal and government" you probably just want a search string connected by AND, or "federal government" as a phrase.

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