Suppose a Poll Is Taken to Sample Voter Preferences in an Upcoming

question 17

Multiple Choice

Suppose a poll is taken to sample voter preferences in an upcoming presidential election. To conduct the poll, an interviewer standing on a street corner in the financial district of a large city asks questions of people as they pass by. What result would be expected from such a poll?

• A) The people on the street corner would refuse to speak to the interviewer.
• B) The people interviewed would not be candid with their answers.
• C) The responses would be biased in favor of the Democratic candidate.
• D) The responses would be biased in favor of the Republican candidate.
• E) The responses would accurately predict the outcome of the election.