Due to a misunderstanding of his instructions, a research assistant consistently entered the upper value of an attitude scale as a "6" instead of a "7" when keypunching data for his boss. This is an example of
A) systematic error.
B) researcher error.
C) random error.
D) scaling error.
E) marginal error.

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This is an example of systematic error because the mistake was consistent and repeated throughout the data entry process, affecting the results in a predictable way.

Due to a Misunderstanding of His Instructions, a Research Assistant