The task was to identify potential problems associated with a data source. One area of concern the group identified was the inclusion of misinterpreted events-for example, someone who lost his or her keys and reported the keys as stolen. What type of error would this be known as?

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30 October, 11:46

The task was to identify potential problems associated with a data source. One area of concern the group identified was the inclusion of misinterpreted events-for example, someone who lost his or her keys and reported the keys as stolen. What type of error would this be known as?

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Sophie Le · Answer 1

Over-reporting

Explanation:

Error of over-reporting occurs when a person reports something as being higher or greater than it really is. It is when an event is described in a disproportionately greater frequency than it actually occurred.

The person who lost his keys and claimed that they were stolen has given a misreport of what happened by disproportionately escalating the event/circumstance surrounding the loss of his keys.