Whenever the Sampling Error Is Consistently in One Direction, the Result

question 17

Multiple Choice

Whenever the sampling error is consistently in one direction, the result is

• A) a negative sampling error
• B) a positive sampling error
• C) a population exclusion
• D) bias

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