Random Error
Systematic Error
1) fluctuations in the person’s current mood.
2) misreading or misunderstanding the questions
3) measurement of the individuals on different days or in different
places.
These error may cancel out as you collect many samples
Sources of error including the style of measurement, tendency
toward self-promotion, cooperative reporting, and other conceptual
variables are being measured.
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