Frances Is Interested in Whether Students at His College Would

question 24

Multiple Choice

Frances is interested in whether students at his college would like to see a portion of the campus preserved as green space. Using student numbers, he randomly contacts 300 students and receives a response from 75. Of those who responded, 64% favored the preservation of green space on campus. This scenario is describing what type of sampling bias?

• A)Survey bias
• B)Nonresponse bias
• C)Measurement bias
• D)Voluntary response bias

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