When the Pretest Results Are Analyzed and Recorded in Dummy

question 21

Multiple Choice

When the pretest results are analyzed and recorded in dummy tables, which of the following is most likely to have occurred if some part of a table remains empty?

• A) The response rate was poor.
• B) The interviewer asked leading questions.
• C) Some respondents did not understand a particular question.
• D) A necessary option was omitted.
• E) The researcher has no way of knowing.

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Definitions:

Electromagnetic Radiation

A form of energy that is propagated through space or matter, including radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays.

Absorption

The process by which one substance takes up or takes in another substance, at the molecular or ionic level.

Frequency

The number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time, often used in the context of waves (e.g., sound waves, electromagnetic waves).

Inversely Proportional

A relationship between two variables where as one variable increases, the other variable decreases at a corresponding rate.