For the Following Item, Which Suggestion for Constructing Questionnaires Is

question 15

Multiple Choice

For the following item, which suggestion for constructing questionnaires is violated? "Do you believe that NAFFA will have a deleterious effect on business in Indiana?"

• A) Phrase items so as to avoid bias or prejudice that might predetermine a respondent's answer.
• B) Phrase items so that every respondent can understand them.
• C) Phrase items so as to elicit unambiguous answers.
• D) Avoid questions that might elicit reactions of suspicion, embarrassment, or hostility in the respondent.

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Definitions:

Mean Starting

The initial average value from which a process or calculation begins or is derived.

Hypothesis Testing

A method in statistics to determine whether there is enough evidence in a sample of data to infer that a certain condition is true for the entire population.

Population Parameters

The actual values that describe characteristics of an entire population, such as mean, variance, and standard deviation.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis in statistics that proposes no significant difference or effect, serving as the default assumption to be tested.