What Is Sampling Bias

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is sampling bias?

• A)It is the principle that all elements in a researcher's target population have an equal chance of being selected for inclusion in the study.
• B)It is the idea that a study's results will tell us something about a group larger than the sample from which the findings were generated.
• C)It is the individual unit that is the focus of a researcher's investigation; possible elements in social science include people,documents,organizations,groups,beliefs,or behaviors.
• D)It is the group (be it people,events,etc.)from which you actually collect data.
• E)It occurs when the elements selected for inclusion in a study do not represent the larger population from which they were drawn.

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Definitions:

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