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wrbasek0

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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.

Question 2

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



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thall411

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

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.




wrbasek0

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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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