Which of the Following Is a Problem with Mass Surveys

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a problem with mass surveys?

• A) Random sampling produces sampling error in surveys.
• B) Results are often inadvertently influenced by how questions are worded in the survey.
• C) A typical mass survey of 1,000 people is simply not large enough to draw scientific conclusions about national public opinion.
• D) Random digit dialing only reaches people with telephones, which biases the sample by overrepresenting the young.
• E) Organizations that conduct polls do not have enough funding to do the surveys properly.

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