The Use of Consumer Interviews to Estimate Demand Functions Has

question 32

Multiple Choice

The use of consumer interviews to estimate demand functions has been criticized by economists primarily because:

• A) answering surveys takes too much time.
• B) the answers collected cannot be easily quantified.
• C) respondents don't have strong incentives to answer accurately.
• D) interviewers are often belligerent.
• E) survey questions are difficult to word clearly.

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