When Follow-Ups Are Planned with Mail Surveys

question 27

Multiple Choice

When follow-ups are planned with mail surveys:

• A)the anonymity of respondents can no longer be guaranteed.
• B)more thoughtful answers are usually provided by those who wait until the follow-up to respond.
• C)response rates typically increase.
• D)response bias can no longer be estimated.
• E)sampling bias increases.

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Definitions:

Intermediate Phenotype

A phenotype that exhibits a blend or mixture of characteristics between two extremes, often seen in incomplete dominance genetic scenarios.

Incomplete Dominance

A genetic phenomenon where neither allele of a gene fully dominates the other, resulting in a phenotype that is a blend or intermediate between the two parent alleles.

Codominance

A genetic scenario where two alleles of a gene are expressed equally in the phenotype of the organism.

Polygenic

Relating to or resulting from the influence of multiple genes, especially with regard to traits that exhibit a continuous distribution in the population.