While Collecting Data by Conducting Personal Interviews in Homes,Jake Interviews

question 78

Multiple Choice

While collecting data by conducting personal interviews in homes,Jake interviews the most accessible individual within the household,rather than using random selection.This increases the potential of

• A)sampling error.
• B)response bias.
• C)nonresponse error.
• D)office error.
• E)Both a and b.

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