Consider the two questions shown below.
(a) Out of apples, oranges, bananas, and pears, which fruit is your favorite?
(b) How much fruit do you eat in a week?
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.
O 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.