Questions: Determine if the survey question is biased. If the question is biased, suggest a better wording. How much do you sleep per night during an average week? Is the question biased? A. Yes, because it influences the respondent into thinking that sleeping 8 hours per night is good for you. A better question would be "Do you think that sleeping 8 hours per night is good for you?" B. No, because it does not lead the respondent to any particular answer. C. No, because it influences the respondent into thinking that sleeping 8 hours per night is good for you. D. Yes, because it does not lead the respondent to any particular answer. A better question would be "Why is sleeping 8 hours per night good for you?"

Determine if the survey question is biased. If the question is biased, suggest a better wording.
How much do you sleep per night during an average week?

Is the question biased?
A. Yes, because it influences the respondent into thinking that sleeping 8 hours per night is good for you. A better question would be "Do you think that sleeping 8 hours per night is good for you?"
B. No, because it does not lead the respondent to any particular answer.
C. No, because it influences the respondent into thinking that sleeping 8 hours per night is good for you.
D. Yes, because it does not lead the respondent to any particular answer. A better question would be "Why is sleeping 8 hours per night good for you?"

Transcript text: Determine if the survey question is biased. If the question is biased, suggest a better wording. How much do you sleep per night during an average week? Is the question biased? A. Yes, because it influences the respondent into thinking that sleeping 8 hours per night is good for you. A better question would be "Do you think that sleeping 8 hours per night is good for you?" B. No, because it does not lead the respondent to any particular answer. C. No, because it influences the respondent into thinking that sleeping 8 hours per night is good for you. D. Yes, because it does not lead the respondent to any particular answer. A better question would be "Why is sleeping 8 hours per night good for you?"

Solution

Solution Steps

To determine if the survey question is biased, we need to analyze whether the question leads the respondent to a particular answer or influences their response in any way. A question is considered unbiased if it is neutral and does not suggest any specific answer.

In this case, the question "How much do you sleep per night during an average week?" is straightforward and does not suggest any particular amount of sleep or imply that a certain amount is better or worse. Therefore, it is not biased.

The correct answer is: B. No, because it does not lead the respondent to any particular answer.### Step 1: Understanding the Question We need to determine if the survey question "How much do you sleep per night during an average week?" is biased. If it is biased, we need to suggest a better wording.

Step 2: Analyzing the Options

Let's analyze each option to determine if the original question is biased and if the suggested better wording is appropriate.

Option A: Claims the question is biased because it influences the respondent into thinking that sleeping 8 hours per night is good for you. Suggests a better question: "Do you think that sleeping 8 hours per night is good for you?"
Option B: Claims the question is not biased because it does not lead the respondent to any particular answer.
Option C: Claims the question is not biased but states it influences the respondent into thinking that sleeping 8 hours per night is good for you, which is contradictory.
Option D: Claims the question is biased because it does not lead the respondent to any particular answer. Suggests a better question: "Why is sleeping 8 hours per night good for you?"

Step 3: Evaluating the Original Question

The original question "How much do you sleep per night during an average week?" is straightforward and does not suggest any particular answer. It simply asks for a factual response about the respondent's sleep habits.

Step 4: Determining Bias

Since the original question does not lead the respondent to any particular answer or suggest that a certain amount of sleep is good or bad, it is not biased.