Which is the best definition of response errors?
A) Respondents' tendency to align themselves with positive connotations through their responses.
B) Distortions in survey results caused by participants providing false or inaccurate information
C) Respondents' tendency to agree with researchers' questions and perspectives
D) Errors and inaccuracies in data collections resulting from question and survey design

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Response errors refer to distortions in survey results caused by participants providing false or inaccurate information, such as deliberate misrepresentation, misunderstanding or misinterpretation of questions, social desirability bias, satisficing, etc.

Which Is the Best Definition of Response Errors