Misc.
Which are NOT races ?
Asian Hispanic White Latino
Black or African American Latinx
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
American Indian or Alaska Native
Latino
LatinX
Hispanic
State the problem with question wording:
Rate your opinion on the statement, "I do not think I will pass this test."
(1) strongly disagree
(2) disagree
(3) agree
(4) strongly agree
negative wording
Name the error:
Mr. Harding is surveyed on on his age and answers "21."
response error
American Idol voting is an example of what kind of sampling?
Voluntary response sampling
Which of the below are swing states?
Minnesota:10 electoral votes & a close election.
Florida: 29 electoral votes & a close election.
New York: 29 electoral votes & a clear win for Democrats.
Vermont: 3 electoral votes & a clear win for Democrats.
Minnesota & Florida (any close election; a state does not have to be worth a lot of electoral votes to be considered a swing state).
State the problem with question wording.
Rate your opinion on the statement, "All is fair in love and war."
(1) strongly disagree
(2) disagree
(3) agree
(4) strongly agree
double-barreled question
Name the error:
A researcher goes to Astoria to run a survey. Mr. Serling slams the door in the researchers face. Before the researcher leaves, Mr. Lapre answers the door and explains for a half hour why he won't take the survey."
non response
Name the sampling error:
Ms. Vollmer surveys only her Forensics classes about which grade levels should be allowed out for lunch.
Undercoverage or Convenience Sampling
A standard ballot is used. 49% of votes are for Trump. 48% of votes are for Clinton. 3% of votes are for Jill Stein. Who has the majority of votes and why?
None; a candidate must have more than 50% of the vote to have a majority,
State the problem with question wording.
Rate your opinion on the statement, "Gerrymandering is acceptable because drawing lines is harmless."
(1) strongly disagree
(2) disagree
(3) agree
(4) strongly agree
"
(1) strongly disagree
(2) disagree
(3) agree
(4) strongly agree
loaded question
Name the error:
A survey of teachers in the NYC Department of Education is conducted by mailing a questionnaire to randomly selected residents of New York State. Ms. Beqiri doesn't have a chance to participate because she lives in New Jersey.
undercoverage
What is the difference between a telephone interview and voluntary response sampling?
Telephone interview: researcher calls random participants
Voluntary response sampling: individuals respond to a general appeal