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srbarrett98 srbarrett98
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6 years ago
A survey question that starts out with the phrase Do you agree that.... is an example of what?
 a. Deliberate bias
  b. Unintentional bias
  c. Response bias
  d. Convenience bias

Q. 2

Which of the following is not one of the pitfalls that can cause problems when asking questions in a survey or experiment?
 a. Deliberate bias
  b. Desire to please
  c. Ordering of questions
  d. All of the above are pitfalls

Q. 3

How much can respondents' answers to survey questions change based on simple changes in wording?
 a. They won't change much at all; changes in wording have little impact on the data.
  b. Answers can change a great deal, even with small changes in wording.
  c. The wording would have to change in a major way, but if it did, the answers would change as well.
  d. None of the above.

Q. 4

Name two of the pitfalls listed in your textbook that you have to watch out for when asking questions in a survey or experiment.

Q. 5

Explain the difference between confidentiality and anonymity in a survey situation.

Q. 6

Explain why the ordering of questions on a survey can create bias in the resulting data.

Q. 7

Political pollsters, who are only interested in surveying people who will actually vote, learned long ago that to determine whether or not someone is a likely voter, it is useless to simply ask them if they plan to vote. Explain why.
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6 years ago
Answer to #1

A

Answer to #2

D

Answer to #3

B

Answer to #4

ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) DELIBERATE BIAS; 2) UNINTENTIONAL BIAS; 3) DESIRE TO PLEASE; 4) ASKING THE UNINFORMED; 5) UNNECESSARY COMPLEXITY; 6) ORDERING OF QUESTIONS; OR 7) CONFIDENTIALITY VS. ANONYMITY.

Answer to #5

IF THE SURVEY IS CONFIDENTIAL, THE RESEARCHER CAN ATTACH YOUR NAME TO YOUR RESULTS, BUT PROMISES NOT TO. IF THE SURVEY IS ANONYMOUS, THE RESEARCHER CANNOT ATTACH YOUR NAME TO YOUR RESULTS.

Answer to #6

IF ONE QUESTION REQUIRES RESPONDENTS TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE OTHERWISE CONSIDERED, THEN THE ORDER IN WHICH QUESTIONS ARE PRESENTED CAN CHANGE THE RESULTS.

Answer to #7

MOST PEOPLE WILL SAY YES, CREATING BIAS IN THE SUBSEQUENT SURVEY RESULTS.
srbarrett98 Author
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6 years ago
Mind blown, I've bookmarked this site on told my friends
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6 years ago
Really appreciate that
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