1. The fact that people in their twenties are more technology savvy than those over the age of forty should be taken into account when determining the population for a survey about new social media options to avoid________________.
A. random error
B. population specification error
C. surrogate information error
2. A researcher placed interviewers at multiple entrances and exits to a mall and asked them to interview a wide sample of mall visitors including parents, couples, and singles. In the process of verifying the responses, the researcher found that one interviewer only sampled mothers with children. The interviewer noted that only mothers with young children entered via his entrance. What kind of error has occurred here?
A. measurement error
B. processing error
C. frame error
3. All of the following are factors that determine the selection of a particular survey method except:
A. Sampling precision
B. Specific, chosen respondents
C. Budget