To Avoid the Possibility of Biasing Responses to Your Questionnaire

question 53

Multiple Choice

To avoid the possibility of biasing responses to your questionnaire, you should

• A) include an "other" category as the first alternative.
• B) omit "other" from the listing of alternatives in most questions.
• C) use broad categories for all alternatives.
• D) recruit a homogeneous population of the sample.
• E) arrange alternatives alphabetically or in another logical order.

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Definitions:

Monopolistic Competition

A market structure marked by many competing firms offering products or services that are similar, but not perfect substitutes.

Oligopoly

A market structure characterized by a small number of firms controlling a large portion of the market share, leading to limited competition.

Long-run Equilibrium

A state in which all factors of production and costs are variable, and all firms in an industry are making normal profit, resulting in market stability over time.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production (fixed and variable costs) divided by the total quantity of output produced.