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Define and discuss non-response bias, undercoverage, and response bias. Identify specific scenarios in business research that could lead to these types of biases. Finally, explain how to prevent them from affecting the data collection​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​.

 

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In survey sampling, bias is known as the  the tendency of a sample statistic to systematically over- or under-estimate a population parameter. Bias Due to Unrepresentative Samples. A good sample is representative. This means that each sample point represents the attributes of a known number of population elements. Bias often occurs when the survey sample does not accurately represent the population. The bias that results from an unrepresentative sample is called selection bias. Some common examples of selection bias are described below. Undercoverage. Undercoverage occurs when some members of the population are inadequately represented in the sample. A classic example of undercoverage is the Literary Digest voter survey,

Legal and ethical issues is from the diversion between the areas of law and ethics, Law states what you can or cannot do, whereas ethics is a moral standard that governs how and what people should or should not do. The workplace has become more diver over the years with differing backgrounds, perceptions of acceptable behaviours the values and their goals. The diverse of the multi-cultural population of workers are being asked to work one another in co-operation. For the success of the organization, the pressure on employees to make hard decisions in organizations with the “Do more with less” approach. In that response people, might cut corners, and at times risk losing their personal integrity. (Kirrane 1990, P.55)

Accountability, is an acknowledgment of the responsibility for individual’s actions, managers must communicate what their expectations are to the person who is responsible of any action or task at work. Completing any tasks/assignments are done correctly along with being consistence for clients, staff and the success of the organization.

In some workplaces, they are using biometric devices such as fingerprint scanners to ensure employees are held accountable for their doings. Seedhouse (2009)

Working at Community Solutions my role is varied from creating and arranging activity based groups to befriending service or working with families, attending meetings and more. The organization works directly with housing associations, the police and others where we get referrals. for the Benefit of Data Protection (1998)

I will refer this lady as “Kellian” for quite some time kellian has been regular attending activity based groups which this is very beneficial to her due to her complex needs, it is in place to encourage her to become socially interactive with other clients. However some clients one in particular, again for the purpose of Data Protection I will refer to this gentleman as “Steven” Steven brought up to our attention kellian wanted all the attention he verbally expressed his views further more continuing to be quite hostile towards her. Kellian has been att

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