Which of the following would be the best illustration of “response bias”?

a. Women refuse to participate in an interview because the interviewer is male.
b. Interviewers respond more personally to respondents who are white than those
who are nonwhite.
c. A person chooses answers in an interview that he thinks the interviewer would
like him to give.
d. The cover letter is designed such that it increases the likelihood that people will
participate in the interview.


C

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