Conducting a Pilot Test of a Survey Instrument Involving a Small

question 48

Multiple Choice

Conducting a pilot test of a survey instrument involving a small group of the population can

• A)correct problems in clarity, ease of answering, and quality of answers.
• B)complicate the clarification of questions developed for a larger sample group.
• C)be a better alternative to the use of open-ended questions.
• D)use information from biased sources and correlate it to unbiased sources.

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