Answer
The designed questions are as follows:
1. “Do you agree or disagree with the statement that the rate of unemployment in the United States is increased in the recent past?”
2. “Do you disagree or agree with the statement that the unemployment rate in the United States is increased in the recent past?”
The results are different in the two questions, which indicates that the presentation of the words affects the response.
Work Step by Step
The administer selects 25 respondents randomly and asks them both the questions and records the responses. There are 20 respondents who agree with the statement when they answer the first question. However, when the respondents answered the second question, the number of responses corresponding to the option “agree” is decreased and the response is 13. Therefore, it can be concluded that the presentation of the words in the questions affects the response.
