LO#4 Survey Question Bias and other stuff?

1) Identify the type of bias:

Would you agree that having a good work ethic and studying is important to a student’s grades?

• Too sensitive to answer truthfully

• Encourages a particular response.

• Addresses more than one issue.

• Not enough information

Determine if and what type of bias for each survey question.

How bad is our organization's customer service?

• loaded question, encourages a particular response

• too sensitive to answer truthfully

• not enough information

• addresses more than one issue

• unbiased question

Determine if and what type of bias for each survey question.

Are we better than other ed-tech companies?

• loaded question, encourages a particular response

• too vague

• addresses more than one issue

• too sensitive to answer truthfully/social desirability bias

• unbiased

What the product easy to use and did you buy it?

• Not enough information

• Loaded question, encourages a particular response

• Addresses more than one issue

• Too sensitive to answer truthfully

• unbiased question

Determine if and what type of bias for each survey question.

I don't know about data science.

Yes or No.

• Too sensitive to answer truthfully

• No enough information

• Negative question in which a "no" response indicates a an affirmative "yes" answer.

• More than one question

• Encourages a particular response.

What are the benefits of using survey as a research method?

• cost effective (inexpensive)

• extensive (can collect data from a large population)

• flexible (can be done in many modes)

• dependable (Surveys conducted anonymously provide an avenue for more honest answers)

In a _____________, each object or person in the population has the same chance of being selected.

• population

• sample

• random sample

• biased questions

A __________ is a part of the population.

• population

• sample

• random sample

• biased questions

Unfair questions in a survey are ____________________.

• population

• sample

• random sample

• biased questions

4.  Carlos wants to know the favorite sport of people at his school so he asks his baseball team.

• A. Biased
• B. Unbiased

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2