Which of the Following Is FALSE

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is FALSE?

• A) New sources of nonsampling error are being discovered all the time.
• B) A large sample is much more likely to produce a "valid" result than a small sample is.
• C) Total error, rather than any single type of error, is the key in a research investigation.
• D) Sampling error can be estimated.
• E) Nonsampling error is usually more troublesome than sampling error.

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Definitions:

Proportionate Ownership

Ownership shares in a company or asset divided among investors in proportion to their investment.

Efficient Markets

A financial market hypothesis suggesting that asset prices fully reflect all available information, making it impossible to consistently achieve higher-than-average returns.

Informed Markets

Markets where all participants have access to all relevant information, leading to more efficient price determination.

Residual Claim

Stockholders’ claim to income and assets is the residual after all other claims are satisfied.