People Responding to Surveys or Interviews Tend to Want to Present

question 147

Multiple Choice

People responding to surveys or interviews tend to want to present themselves in a good light, thus reducing the accuracy of their responses. This is called the _____ response.

• A)positive bias
• B)social desirability
• C)lie
• D)unintentionally false

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Definitions:

Normally Distributed

Describes a statistical distribution where data points are symmetrically distributed around the mean, forming a bell-shaped curve.

Percentage

A portion of a whole expressed as a fraction of 100, used in quantifying proportions and ratios.

Descriptive Statistics

Statistical methods that summarize and organize data collected from a sample or population, including measures such as mean, median, and standard deviation.

Numerical Indexes

Measures or indicators that are expressed as numbers, often used to compare and analyze data.