Why is it important that you make a concerted effort to complete a survey with each of the respondents selected for inclusion in a sample?
What will be an ideal response?
Substituting for a respondent who refuses to complete a survey may bias results of the survey if there is some common factor shared by those who refuse to cooperate. The amount of bias introduced by nonresponses due to refusal or unavailability varies, depending on the purpose of the study and the explanatory factors stressed by the research.
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Which of the following statements is true of the "motor voter" law?
a. The law was introduced as a bill and passed in the Texas Senate. b. Texans must register to vote every ten years under the provisions of the law. c. A person should be allowed to register to vote when applying for any public service. d. Texans had to pay poll tax for the state ballot and received the federal ballot free.
Discuss the role of the attentive public in making foreign policy. Explain why its role is important.
What will be an ideal response?
Physician-assisted suicide has been __________.
A. determined by the Supreme Court to be an issue best handled by each state B. deemed constitutional by the Supreme Court under the right to privacy C. deemed constitutional when a living will states a person's specific request to terminate life-sustaining treatment D. allowed only in the state of Vermont E. left unaddressed by the Supreme Court
Applied research done in natural settings like the workplace generally uses statistical analysis that is
a. descriptive. b. experimental. c. correlational. d. qualitative.