Question
When is it best to use a survey to collect data?
A. When you’re a sample as possible bias
B. When you are asking for an opinion
C. When you want to establish cause-and-effect
D. When you have a small population
A. When you’re a sample as possible bias
B. When you are asking for an opinion
C. When you want to establish cause-and-effect
D. When you have a small population
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The best choice for when to use a survey to collect data is:
**B. When you are asking for an opinion.**
Surveys are particularly effective for gathering subjective data, such as opinions, attitudes, and preferences from a population. The other options may not accurately reflect the ideal use cases for surveys:
- **A. When you’re a sample as possible bias**: While minimizing bias is important, surveys can still introduce bias in how questions are framed or how samples are selected.
- **C. When you want to establish cause-and-effect**: Surveys are not the best method for establishing causality; experiments or longitudinal studies are more suitable for that purpose.
- **D. When you have a small population**: Surveys can be used with both large and small populations, but they are often more valuable when a larger sample is needed to infer results about a broader population.
Thus, option B is the most appropriate answer for the use of surveys.
**B. When you are asking for an opinion.**
Surveys are particularly effective for gathering subjective data, such as opinions, attitudes, and preferences from a population. The other options may not accurately reflect the ideal use cases for surveys:
- **A. When you’re a sample as possible bias**: While minimizing bias is important, surveys can still introduce bias in how questions are framed or how samples are selected.
- **C. When you want to establish cause-and-effect**: Surveys are not the best method for establishing causality; experiments or longitudinal studies are more suitable for that purpose.
- **D. When you have a small population**: Surveys can be used with both large and small populations, but they are often more valuable when a larger sample is needed to infer results about a broader population.
Thus, option B is the most appropriate answer for the use of surveys.