Failure of a respondent to provide an answer to a survey question is called a(n) _____.
A) drop-off respondent
B) item nonresponse
C) callback
D) missing item

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Item nonresponse refers to when a respondent fails to provide an answer to a survey question. Drop-off respondents typically refer to survey participants who stop answering the survey before completion. A callback is when the researcher contacts a participant who had previously refused to answer the survey. Missing item refers to a question or data point that is missing from the survey data.

Failure of a Respondent to Provide an Answer to a Survey