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Sportsfan2111

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How can a measurement lead to misleading results in a survey?
 a. If the measurement leaves out obvious other possible choices.
  b. If the no opinion' or neutral' results are combined with either the positive or negative results to make that group appear larger than it really is.
  c. If the questions are worded in a misleading way.
  d. All of the above.

Question 2

What is important for you to do as a good consumer of statistical information, when examining studies involving hard to measure items such as stress, happiness, or hunger?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

MAKE SURE YOU ARE INFORMED ABOUT HOW THE RESEARCHERS MEASURED THE ITEM, AND WHETHER THEIR METHODS WERE APPROPRIATE, CONSISTENT, AND ACCURATE.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 24, 2018
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