A Team of Researchers Is Using Surveys to Study College

question 33

Multiple Choice

A team of researchers is using surveys to study college students' feelings about the dining hall on campus.In order to ensure reliability,the researchers employ a test-retest method.One potential problem with a test-retest might be that

• A)students might decide not to participate in the survey,which would result in the surveys that were collected being considered invalid.
• B)students might not understand the test-retest method and therefore the researchers could not complete the surveys.
• C)it is very difficult to successfully employ a test-retest method on a college campus.
• D)the dining hall could have changed its food in between the two survey points and therefore students' attitudes about the dining hall may have changed.

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