When an interviewer who is being paid for each interview completed decides to "pad" the results by filling in the answers to the questions using some 'imaginary interviewees," what type of error has occurred?

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This is an example of interviewer error, where the interviewer is altering the data to meet their own goals or targets. The interviewer is not conducting a valid interview with real interviewees, but instead, fabricating the data.

When an Interviewer Who Is Being Paid for Each Interview