One concern about the wording of questions in polls is that the person being sampled will be unfamiliar with a subject and thereby will ______.

A. never participate in a poll again
B. inflate the "don't know" category, making the results meaningless
C. be unlikely to finish the polling session
D. give responses solely based on the context of the interview or the question


Answer: D. give responses solely based on the context of the interview or the question

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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