How would you calculate a survey response rate?
A) count the number of people who received the survey
B) count the number of people who returned the completed survey
C) divide the number of people who received the survey by the number of people who returned the survey
D) divide the number of people who returned the survey by the number of people who received the survey

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The survey response rate is calculated by dividing the number of people who returned the survey by the number of people who received the survey. This gives you a percentage of the total number of people who responded to the survey. Option A counts the number of people who received the survey, but doesn't factor in the number of responses. Option B counts only the number of people who returned the survey, but doesn't factor in the number of people who received it. Option C is the same as option A, but in reverse order. Option D calculates the response rate, which is what we are looking for.

How Would You Calculate a Survey Response Rate