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Pineappleeh

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Longitudinal data can be misleading because surveys at two points in time, conducted with different respondents in the sample, can mask even dramatic changes taking place in the population or indicate great changes when none are taking place.
 
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When half of the respondents are asked to agree or disagree with the statement: Foreign cars are better made than cars made in the U.S. while the other half of the respondents are asked to agree or disagree with the statement: Cars made in the U.S. are better made than foreign cars, this is an example of a _____.
 a. pivot question
  b. filter question
  c. double-barreled question
  d. split-ballot technique


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Reply #1 on: Jun 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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It is cross-sectional studies that can be misleading in this way. Because longitudinal data utilizes the same respondents, it is a truer measure of change taking place in the population than multiple cross-sectional studies that use different respondents.

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Wow, this really help

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