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Explain what is meant by sampling error, response error, and non-response error in survey research

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This is a 194 word explanation of what is meant by sampling error, response error, and non-response error in survey research.

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Sampling errors occur when estimates come from a sample rather than a census of the population. The sample used for a particular survey is only one of a large number of possible samples of the same size that could have been selected. Even if the same questionnaire and instructions were used, the estimates ...

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