When a Survey Has Been Created and Administered by a Sponsoring

question 56

Multiple Choice

When a survey has been created and administered by a sponsoring organization,such as a company or institution,we should

• A) conclude the survey results will always be biased in favor of the sponsoring organization.
• B) examine whether the survey data have been selectively analyzed or reported.
• C) assume the research will be poor quality.
• D) automatically ignore the survey results.

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