a. Discuss some of the dangers of nonresponse.
The fact that some people do not respond to some surveys can lead to negative consequences for researchers. It can lead to bias in the results, as only a certain segment of the population will be represented. Moreover, such nonresponse often means that extreme views are overrepresented, as people with extreme views are the most likely to answer.
b. Many sample surveys that are reported in the media have response rates as low as 10%. explain the consequences of such low response rates in trying to generalize the results to the entire population.
The problem with very low response rates is that these result in small samples sizes. When samples are too small, they are not able to represent accurately the reality of the whole population. Therefore, they can lead to biased or inaccurate conclusions.
c. Which of these are possible dangers of nonresponse? select all that apply?
According to a different source, these are the options that come with this question:
A. Response counts can be mismeasured due to the inaccuracy of the question.
B. People are more likely to give an answer that they believe will please the questioner.
C. Those who do not feel strongly about the subject are less likely to respond.
D. Those who feel strongly about the subject are more likely to respond.
The correct answers are C and D. An important problem of nonresponse is that surveys with this problem tend to overrepresent the views of people who feel strongly about a subject, as these are the people who are more likely to participate. On the other hand, this also leads to the underrepresentation of people with different views.
