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Measurement errors occur when the response provided differs from the real value; such errors may be attributable to the respondent, the interviewer, the questionnaire, the collection method or the respondent's record-keeping system. Such errors may be random or they may result in a systematic bias if they are not random.
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Measurement error includes the error in a survey response as a result of respondent confusion, ignorance, carelessness, or dishonesty; the error attributable to the interviewer, perhaps as a consequence of poor or inadequate training, prior expectations regarding respondents’ responses, or deliberate errors; and error attributable to the wording of the questions in the questionnaire, the order or context in which the questions are presented, and the method used to obtain the responses.
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Statistics Canada, "Statistics Canada Quality Guidelines".
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Theme: Quality, statistical |
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SDMX
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on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 |
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updated on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 |
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