Exam 15: Data Collection: Types of Error and Response Rate Calculation

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During a recent telephone survey,the data collection effort produced the following results: completed interviews = 400;refusals = 200;not-at-home = 40.What is the response rate in this particular situation?

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Nonresponse error represents a failure to obtain information from some elements of the population that were selected and designated for the sample.

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Question 42

The refusal problem is the main source of nonresponse bias for a(n)

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Question 43

Errors introduced into the study during data processing are

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The number provided by the calculation,"number of completed interviews" divided by the sum of "number of completed interviews" and "number of ineligibles",is called the

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Question 45

Random nonsampling errors tend to cancel each other out.

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Question 46

Which of the following statement is TRUE about nonsampling errors?

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Question 47

The lower the response rate,the more likely it is that nonresponse error will affect research results.

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Question 48

Which of the following is FALSE?

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Question 49

The lower the response rate,the

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Question 50

Failure to include some units,or entire sections,of the defined survey population in the actual operational sampling frame represents

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Question 51

Duplication in the list of sampling units results in sampling error.

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Question 52

Blame for response errors usually falls on the

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Question 53

Which of the following is TRUE?

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Question 54

The owner of Patty's Pizza Parlor wants to measure consumer awareness of the restaurant and uses the local telephone directory to draw a sample from which to survey the townspeople.However,some people do not have a telephone.This represents what type of problem?

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Question 55

Increasing sample size but may also .

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Question 56

One of the challenges of a long survey includes respondent fatigue.

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Question 57

A researcher wishes to have an indicator of the overall quality of a data collection effort.Which indicator should the researcher review?

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Question 58

Which of the following is TRUE?

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Question 59

Sampling errors are the least manageable of all types of errors.

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During a recent telephone survey,the data collection effort produced the following results: completed interviews = 400;refusals = 200;not-at-home = 40.What is the response rate in this particular situation?

Nonresponse error represents a failure to obtain information from some elements of the population that were selected and designated for the sample.

The refusal problem is the main source of nonresponse bias for a(n)

Errors introduced into the study during data processing are

The number provided by the calculation,"number of completed interviews" divided by the sum of "number of completed interviews" and "number of ineligibles",is called the

Random nonsampling errors tend to cancel each other out.

Which of the following statement is TRUE about nonsampling errors?

The lower the response rate,the more likely it is that nonresponse error will affect research results.

Which of the following is FALSE?

The lower the response rate,the

Failure to include some units,or entire sections,of the defined survey population in the actual operational sampling frame represents

Duplication in the list of sampling units results in sampling error.

Blame for response errors usually falls on the

Which of the following is TRUE?

The owner of Patty's Pizza Parlor wants to measure consumer awareness of the restaurant and uses the local telephone directory to draw a sample from which to survey the townspeople.However,some people do not have a telephone.This represents what type of problem?

Increasing sample size but may also .

One of the challenges of a long survey includes respondent fatigue.

A researcher wishes to have an indicator of the overall quality of a data collection effort.Which indicator should the researcher review?

Which of the following is TRUE?

Sampling errors are the least manageable of all types of errors.

The Role of Marketing Research

The Research Process and Ethical Concerns

Problem Formulation

Exploratory Research

Decision Support Systems: Introduction

Decision Support Systems: Working With Big Data

Using External Secondary Data

Conducting Causal Research

Collecting Descriptive Primary Data

Collecting Data by Observation

Collecting Data by Communication

Asking Good Questions

Designing the Data Collection Form for Communication Data

Developing the Sampling Plan

Data Preparation for Analysis

Analysis and Interpretation: Individual Variables Independently

Analysis and Interpretation: Multiple Variables Simultaneously

The Oral Research Presentation

The Written Research Report

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Exam 15: Data Collection: Types of Error and Response Rate Calculation

During a recent telephone survey,the data collection effort produced the following results: completed interviews = 400;refusals = 200;not-at-home = 40.What is the response rate in this particular situation?

Nonresponse error represents a failure to obtain information from some elements of the population that were selected and designated for the sample.

The refusal problem is the main source of nonresponse bias for a(n)

Errors introduced into the study during data processing are

The number provided by the calculation,"number of completed interviews" divided by the sum of "number of completed interviews" and "number of ineligibles",is called the

Random nonsampling errors tend to cancel each other out.

Which of the following statement is TRUE about nonsampling errors?

The lower the response rate,the more likely it is that nonresponse error will affect research results.

Which of the following is FALSE?

The lower the response rate,the

Failure to include some units,or entire sections,of the defined survey population in the actual operational sampling frame represents

Duplication in the list of sampling units results in sampling error.

Blame for response errors usually falls on the

Which of the following is TRUE?

The owner of Patty's Pizza Parlor wants to measure consumer awareness of the restaurant and uses the local telephone directory to draw a sample from which to survey the townspeople.However,some people do not have a telephone.This represents what type of problem?

Increasing sample size ____ but may also ____.

One of the challenges of a long survey includes respondent fatigue.

A researcher wishes to have an indicator of the overall quality of a data collection effort.Which indicator should the researcher review?

Which of the following is TRUE?

Sampling errors are the least manageable of all types of errors.

The Role of Marketing Research

The Research Process and Ethical Concerns

Problem Formulation

Exploratory Research

Decision Support Systems: Introduction

Decision Support Systems: Working With Big Data

Using External Secondary Data

Conducting Causal Research

Collecting Descriptive Primary Data

Collecting Data by Observation

Collecting Data by Communication

Asking Good Questions

Designing the Data Collection Form for Communication Data

Developing the Sampling Plan

Data Preparation for Analysis

Analysis and Interpretation: Individual Variables Independently

Analysis and Interpretation: Multiple Variables Simultaneously

The Oral Research Presentation

The Written Research Report

Filters

Increasing sample size but may also .