High Refusal Rates

question 1

Multiple Choice

High refusal rates

• A)are more likely in personal interviewing than in mail survey
• B)are a major source of error, since those who refuse to participate are likely to differ in important aspects from respondents are beyond a researcher's control
• C)are not a problem in some surveys because those who refuse to participate can be replaced by cooperative respondents
• D)none of the above

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Definitions:

Input Price

The cost associated with purchasing the raw materials or factors of production used in the creation of goods or services.

Marginal Productivity

An economic principle describing the added output that results from the increase of one more unit of an input, holding all other inputs constant.

Consumer Good

A product that is purchased by end-users or consumers for personal use.

Resource Demand

The desire and ability of firms or individuals to acquire resources or inputs necessary for production, influenced by their price and productivity.