Observation errors include
a. response error and nonresponse error.
b. response error and office error.
c. nonresponse error and office error.
d. noncoverage error and response error.
e. nonresponse error and noncoverage error.
Question 2The respondent's cooperation will NOT be encouraged by
a. selling the respondent on the value of the research.
b. choosing an appropriate interviewer.
c. training the interviewer properly.
d. guaranteeing that the replies will be confidential.
e. asking sensitive questions.
Question 3Effective strategy(ies) to increase initial response rates is(are)
a. ask respondent to complete a simple task at the beginning.
b. offer respondents money for cooperation.
c. use a good quota sampling plan.
d. Both a and b.
e. a, b, and c.
Question 4Which of the following has NOT been shown to be effective in decreasing the number of refusals?
a. The use of incentives
b. Selling the respondent on the value of the research
c. Use of experienced interviewers
d. Guarantees of anonymity
e. They have all been shown to be effective.
Question 5Refusals are a more important source of nonresponse bias than the not at home problem in
a. personal interviews.
b. mail surveys.
c. telephone surveys.
d. Both a and b.
e. Not at homes are always a more important source of error than refusals.
Question 6Which of the following statements concerning response errors is FALSE?
a. Respondents who understand a question may not always provide a truthful answer to the question.
b. It is possible that a respondent may understand a question correctly but not actually know the answer to the question.
c. Providing a don't know response category will often create difficulties in data analysis.
d. Pre-testing the questionnaire with members of the relevant population is generally not effective at eliminating problems due to respondents misunderstanding questionnaire items.
e. All of the above statements are true.
Question 7The empirical evidence suggests which of the following does NOT affect the refusal rate?
a. Nature of the respondent
b. Sponsor of the research
c. Nature of the subject
d. Circumstances surrounding the contact
e. They all affect the refusal rate.
Question 8The rate of refusals depends on the
a. respondent attitude at the time of initial contact.
b. reason for the contact.
c. place where contact was initiated.
d. Both a and b.
e. a, b, and c.
Question 9Blame for response errors usually falls on the
a. Researcher.
b. Respondent.
c. Both a and b.
d. Response errors are no one's fault.
e. It does not matter whose fault it is since response errors do not cause significant problems.
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