Contamination error ________.
A) is easy to minimize and control
B) is the same as deficiency error
C) represents unwanted sources of influence on a measure
D) shows a lack of an acceptable coefficient alpha

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Contamination error refers to the unwanted sources of influence on a measure, such as extraneous variables or measurement bias. It is not easy to control and minimize, and it is not the same as deficiency error, which refers to the failure of a measure to capture important aspects of the construct being measured. Contamination error is also not directly related to the coefficient alpha, which is a measure of internal consistency reliability.

Contamination Error ________