The Disadvantages Associated with Conducting a Wireless Phone Survey Include

question 12

Multiple Choice

The disadvantages associated with conducting a wireless phone survey include all of the following, EXCEPT:

• A)researchers are not allowed to use autodialing to call people.
• B)they allow researchers to reach the mobile-only households.
• C)respondents may incur an expense to receive the call and may resent that.
• D)it may pose a safety hazard if the respondent is driving when the researcher calls.
• E)they are not suitable for long and complex questions.

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Definitions:

Experimenter Bias

The influence that a researcher's expectations or preferences may have on the results of an experiment, potentially leading to skewed or invalid conclusions.

Statistically Significant

A result is considered statistically significant if it is unlikely to have occurred by chance alone, indicating a genuine effect or difference.

Placebo Effect

The phenomenon in which a person experiences a physiological or psychological improvement after being given a treatment with no therapeutic value, due to their belief in its efficacy.

Experimental Group

In research, the group of subjects who are exposed to the variable under study, used to assess the effect of that variable.