Measurement Error in the Design of Questionnaires

question 5

Multiple Choice

Measurement error in the design of questionnaires

• A) can easily be calculated within a given number of standard deviations
• B) may be of unknown direction and magnitude
• C) does not require the degree of concern that is typically associated with sampling error
• D) results from questions which measure something other than what they are intended to measure
• E) both b and d

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Definitions:

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