Researchers have investigated whether telephone surveys can lead to high quality data when the surveyor is studying a sensitive issue. The results reveal that
a. telephone surveys can lead to high quality data, even with sensitive issues.
b. the surveyors can get high quality data on the telephone by stressing how important it is to answer questions without being embarrassed.
c. telephone surveys are rarely useful for collecting high quality data with sensitive issues.
d. because telephones afford anonymity, people are willing to report about sensitive behaviors when the interviewer is very different from them.
A
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