When a Portion of the Sample Does Not Respond to the Survey

question 85

Multiple Choice

When a portion of the sample does not respond to the survey, ____ has occurred.

• A) a measurement error
• B) nonresponse bias
• C) a sampling error
• D) systematic failure
• E) a nonlinear error

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