Which of the following statements about informants is FALSE?

a. An informant is a member of the group that you want to study

b. You usually want to select informants who are somewhat typical of the group that you are studying.
c. Informants are often marginal within their group.
d. Informants are useful in field research.
e. The terms informant and respondent are interchangeable.


e

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A. 50%, 3% B. 50%, 10% C. 65%, 20% D. 40%, 1%

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