Which of the Following Is True Regarding the Role Professional

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding the role professional field data collection companies play in terms of nonsampling error?

• A) Thus far, these companies have failed to recognize nonsampling error.
• B) Only a handful of these companies can be counted on to effectively control nonsampling error.
• C) Although these companies give "lip service" to nonsampling error reduction, they offer little help in the control of nonsampling error.
• D) Because their existence relies on providing high quality data, field data collection firms are relied on by researchers to know both the sources of and ways to control nonsampling error.
• E) These firms are waiting on technological advances to help in the control of nonsampling error.

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