When Conducting an Investigation, Why Is It Important to Conduct

question 5

Multiple Choice

When conducting an investigation, why is it important to conduct a pilot or trial survey?

• A) To test whether it is worth running a larger-scale survey
• B) In order to check the method of data collection
• C) To convince managers to fund the rest of the work
• D) To work out who is most likely to respond to a larger-scale survey

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