2. Knowing that the HR manager never followed up with Richard, should he have followed up with the manager as to the validity of the survey data? Explain your answer.

No

Explanation:

Survey data collection and validation depend on the ability of the HR manager, not suppose to be other way round, Since Richard was not the HR manager and the aim of the data may not be cleared to Richard.

Survey data can be define as the resultant data that is collected from a sample of respondents that took a survey. It is comprehensive information gathered from a define audience about a particular issues of interest to conduct research on the basis of this collected data