Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Statement I:In web-based survey research, it is an advantage that the investigator does not have to be present when a participant engages in the task.
Statement II:In web-based survey research, it is a disadvantage that the investigator is not present to clarify or remove doubts when the participant engages in the task.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Explanation
Not needing the investigator present is an advantage, so Statement 1 is true, and the same absence preventing on-the-spot clarification is a disadvantage, so Statement 2 is true.
Remote administration saves time and lets many participants respond independently.
It also removes interviewer influence on the participant's answers.
Yet no one is on hand to resolve ambiguities or misread questions.
This can lower data quality and raise dropout in web surveys.
The same feature thus serves as both a strength and a limitation.
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