Nonresponse bias
CLEP American Government, Chapter 37 Nonresponse bias Nonresponse bias can occur when people selected for a survey do not participate and the nonrespondents differ from respondents in a way related to the result. The problem is not simply that the final sample is smaller. It is that the people whose answers are missing may have […]
Question order
CLEP American Government, Chapter 37 Question order A respondent answers the question placed in front of her, not an abstract idea floating outside the interview. Leading wording signals a preferred response. Loaded wording attaches praise or blame. Vague language leaves the policy undefined, and a double-barreled question joins two matters that a person may judge […]
