________ affects the measurement in a constant way and represents stable factors that affect the observed score in the same way each time the measurement is made.
A) Systematic error
B) Random error
C) Forced error
D) Coefficient error
E) Dispersion error

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Systematic error affects the measurement consistently and does not vary between trials or measurements. Other sources of error, such as random error or forced error, can vary between trials and affect the observed score in different ways each time the measurement is made. Coefficient error and dispersion error are not commonly used terms in the context of measurement error.

________ Affects the Measurement in a Constant Way and Represents