Some Tactics Have Been Found to Reduce the Rate of Refusal

question 83

Multiple Choice

Some tactics have been found to reduce the rate of refusal to participate in the survey. Which of the tactics listed below was NOT discussed in your textbook as such a tactic?

• A) offering to call back
• B) identifying the research company
• C) coercion
• D) shortening the length of the interview
• E) emphasizing that it is in fact research and not a sales ploy

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