Consider the two questions shown below. (a) Who is your favorite actor? ( b) Do

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Consider the two questions shown below.

(a) Who is your favorite actor? (

b) Do you think abortions should be legal under any circumstances, legal under certain circumstances, or illegal in all circumstances?

Will the order in which the questions are asked affect the survey results? If so, what can the pollster do to alleviate this response bias? Choose the correct answer below.

A.Yes, question order will affect the survey results. The pollster should try to make the questions more impartial.

B.No, there is no obvious reason that question order would affect the survey results in this scenario.

C.Yes, question order will affect the survey results. The pollster cannot do anything to alleviate this response bias.

D.Yes, question order will affect the survey results. The pollster should alternate the order of the questions given in the questionnaire so that different respondents receive questionnaires with the same questions but different question orderings.

Explanation / Answer

Answer: B.

No, there is no obvious reason that question order would affect the survey results in this scenario.

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