Random error is:
A) the extent to which a measure will produce the same results each time it is used.
B) unsystematic influence on the true score.
C) an outside influence that affects the true score in a consistent way.
D) the extent to which a research method measures what it is intended to measure.

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Random error refers to the unsystematic variation in measurement that can cause the measured value to differ from the true value each time the measurement is made. It does not consistently push measurements in one direction and is unpredictable.

Random Error Is