respondent error

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024125",
  "term": "respondent error",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. In surveys, a component of measurement error that results from the respondent deliberately or inadvertently answering incorrectly.\n\n2. A type of non-sampling error caused by respondents intentionally or unintentionally providing incorrect answers to research questions. [ESOMAR 2001]\n\n3. In surveys, a component of measurement error that results from the respondent deliberately or inadvertently answering incorrectly. [NIST/SEMATECH 2005b]",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "NIST/SEMATECH 2005b",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/respondent-error/"
}