Sampling Error Occurs When

question 42

Multiple Choice

Sampling error occurs when

• A) a whole generation of voters uniformly believe that something is based on a commonly shared experience.
• B) socioeconomic status influences what types of answers are given in a survey.
• C) an interviewer presents survey questions with a good deal of bias.
• D) there is a difference between the sample result and what the sample really responded.
• E) there is a difference between a sample result and the true result if the entire population had been interviewed.

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