Question 1

____________________ - this type of error occurs when an individual provides a response to an item,but the response is in accurate for some reason.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ - this type of error occurs...

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The primary way to control for the potential bias due to interviewer's attitudes,opinions,perceptions,etc. ,is through

Accepted Answer

A) matching the backgrounds of the interviewer and interviewee. 
B) training the interviewer. 
C) recruiting interviewers with similar socioeconomic backgrounds. 
D) conducting the survey using a rigid set of procedures which the interviewers must follow. 
E) requiring the interviewer to complete the questionnaire so that it can be determined if there is a pattern between the interviewer's answers and the answers he or she secures when administering the questionnaire.

Question 4

Which of the following is essentially a sampling frame problem?

Accepted Answer

A) Refusals 
B) No one at home 
C) Observation errors 
D) Noncoverage errors 
E) Designated respondent not at home when interviewer calls

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) 67% 
B) 44% 
C) 100% 
D) 40% 
E) 50%

Question 6

____________________ error arises because of a failure to include some part of the defined population in the sampling frame.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ error arises because of a failure...

Question 7

In a "modified" callback,the interviewer

Accepted Answer

A) interviews whoever is at home after the fourth callback fails to get the designated respondent. 
B) only asks the five most important questions on the survey. 
C) only attempts three callbacks. 
D) only attempts callbacks on a subsample of the group of not-at-homes. 
E) leaves a self-administered questionnaire for the designated respondent.

Question 8

Which of the following is a nonobservation error?

Accepted Answer

A) A researcher deliberately excludes those under 21 years of age from the survey. 
B) In an opinion poll,those incarcerated in a state penitentiary are intentionally excluded from the sample. 
C) In an opinion survey,the sample is selected from a mailing list of car registrations. 
D) A marketer conducting research for a dog food manufacturer purposely restricts the sample to dog owners. 
E) None of the above.

Question 9

Nonsampling errors occur because of errors in

Accepted Answer

A) conceptionalization of the response project. 
B) reporting the results of a project. 
C) arithmetic. 
D) interpreting respondent replies. 
E) All of the above are nonsampling errors.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) interview. 
B) completely randomized experimental design. 
C) mail survey. 
D) field study. 
E) panel.

Question 11

An interviewer is assigned to visit 123 eligible households.After the first approach to each household,52 contacts have been made.At this stage,what is the interviewer's contact rate?

Accepted Answer

A) 42.3% 
B) 48.1% 
C) 2.36 per hundred 
D) 52.0% 
E) Cannot be determined from the information given.

Question 12

Which of the following is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The percentage of not-at-homes has been decreasing for a long time. 
B) Answering machines help interviewers schedule callback times. 
C) It is much easier to find a "responsible adult" at home than a specific respondent. 
D) One to two calls are often needed to reach three-fourths of the sample of households. 
E) To maintain consistency,callbacks should be made at the same time as the original call.

Question 13

Which of the following does NOT lead to response bias?

Accepted Answer

A) Errors in asking questions 
B) Errors in recording answers 
C) Errors in probing when additional information is required 
D) Errors due to cheating 
E) A poorly specified sampling frame

Question 14

Blame for response errors usually falls on the

Accepted Answer

A) Researcher. 
B) Respondent. 
C) Both a and b. 
D) Response errors are no one's fault. 
E) It does not matter whose fault it is since response errors do not cause significant problems.

Question 15

When using a quota sample,interviewers typically underselect the

Accepted Answer

A) High income class. 
B) Middle income class. 
C) Low income class. 
D) High and low income classes. 
E) Interviewers do not underselect any class in a quota sample.

Question 16

Which of the following is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Short surveys are more likely to be completed than are long surveys. 
B) Hand-addressed envelopes may increase response rates. 
C) Respondents are more likely to open an envelope that has been stamped rather than one that has been sent through a postage meter. 
D) Both a and b. 
E) a,b,and c.

Question 17

The not-at-home problem is handled LEAST effectively by

Accepted Answer

A) a "straight" callback. 
B) a "modified" callback. 
C) the politz and simmons' method in which the interviewed sample respondents are questioned regarding their availability and then the results of each group are appropriately weighted. 
D) substituting a neighboring dwelling. 
E) making an appointment in advance.

Question 18

Lower response rates generally suggest fewer problems with non response bias.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Nonobservation errors include

Accepted Answer

A) response error and nonresponse error. 
B) response error and office error. 
C) nonresponse error and office error. 
D) noncoverage error and response error. 
E) nonresponse error and noncoverage error.

Question 20

An accounting firm decided to conduct a survey among its past clients.A sample of 500 clients was randomly selected to receive a mail survey.A total of 175 clients responded to the survey;30 of the mailing addresses were not valid.The response rate on the project would be correctly calculated as

Accepted Answer

A) 85%. 
B) 65%. 
C) 37%. 
D) 35%. 
E) 17%.

Exam 17: Collecting the Data: Nonsampling Errors and Response Rate Calculation

____________________ - this type of error occurs when an individual provides a response to an item,but the response is in accurate for some reason.

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

The primary way to control for the potential bias due to interviewer's attitudes,opinions,perceptions,etc. ,is through

Which of the following is essentially a sampling frame problem?

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

____________________ error arises because of a failure to include some part of the defined population in the sampling frame.

In a "modified" callback,the interviewer

Which of the following is a nonobservation error?

Nonsampling errors occur because of errors in

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

An interviewer is assigned to visit 123 eligible households.After the first approach to each household,52 contacts have been made.At this stage,what is the interviewer's contact rate?

Which of the following is TRUE?

Which of the following does NOT lead to response bias?

Blame for response errors usually falls on the

When using a quota sample,interviewers typically underselect the

Which of the following is TRUE?

The not-at-home problem is handled LEAST effectively by

Lower response rates generally suggest fewer problems with non response bias.

Nonobservation errors include

An accounting firm decided to conduct a survey among its past clients.A sample of 500 clients was randomly selected to receive a mail survey.A total of 175 clients responded to the survey;30 of the mailing addresses were not valid.The response rate on the project would be correctly calculated as