Misrecord

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To record incorrectly. transitive

    "The surveys are self-administered on computers, so interviewers do not bias a respondent's answers or misrecord the respondent's answers, as sometimes happens in face-to-face or telephone interviewing."

Example

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"The surveys are self-administered on computers, so interviewers do not bias a respondent's answers or misrecord the respondent's answers, as sometimes happens in face-to-face or telephone interviewing."

Etymology

From mis- + record.

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