An Example of a Problem with Existing Statistics Can Occur

question 56

Multiple Choice

An example of a problem with existing statistics can occur when a researcher defines a concept such as unemployment in one way but the available statistical information gathered by a government agency uses a different definition.What type of problem can this create?

• A)A problem of validity
• B)A problem of misplaced concreteness
• C)A problem of missing data
• D)A problem of reliability
• E)A problem of inference

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