Economics · Ch 2 — Collection of Data
Errors In Data Acquisition
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Errors In Data Acquisition
An error in data acquisition arises from recording incorrect responses. If a teacher asks students to measure the length of a table, their measurements will differ because of differences in the measuring tape, carelessness, and so on. Likewise, the price of oranges varies from shop to shop, market to market and by quality, so only an average price can be recorded. Such errors also include plain **recording or transcription mista …