An Interviewer Finds That a Subject Is Not at Home;

question 78

Multiple Choice

An interviewer finds that a subject is not at home; to complete his sample, he substitutes the nearest available subject for the missing subject. This practice is

• A) reasonable and provides accurate results.
• B) not recommended as it complicates the problems by increasing the proportion of at-homes in the sample.
• C) recommended even though it increases the proportion of at-homes.
• D) unreasonable although the results are generally accurate.
• E) probably the best available technique for handling the not-at-home problem.

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