Three Factors Contributing to the Increased Number of Small Businesses

question 76

Multiple Choice

Three factors contributing to the increased number of small businesses are technologies such as e-commerce,growing diversity in entrepreneurship,and ________.

• A) downsizing and outsourcing
• B) increased ease in going public
• C) nationalization
• D) market regulation
• E) monopolistic business practices

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Definitions:

Nonresponse Bias

Bias in survey or study results that occurs when respondents differ significantly from nonrespondents, affecting the representativeness of data.

Voluntary Response Bias

Bias in survey results caused by individuals choosing to respond on their own initiative, which may not be representative of the whole population.

Response Bias

A type of bias that occurs in survey research when respondents answer questions inaccurately or misleadingly.

Undercoverage

A bias in statistical sampling where certain members of the population are inadequately represented in the sample.