A County Planning Commission Is Attempted to Survey 1500 Households

question 15

Multiple Choice

A county planning commission is attempted to survey 1500 households from the counties 400,000 households. A random sample was selected and surveys were mailed to the randomly selected households, but only 1075 were returned. The inability to collect data from the 425 households that didn't return the survey would be considered which type of sampling problem?

• A) selection bias
• B) nonresponse bias
• C) measurement error 2 Unethical Statistics

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Definitions:

Public Assistance Program

Government programs designed to provide financial aid or services to individuals in need to support their well-being.

Public Assistance Programs

Government programs that pay benefits to those who are unable to earn income (because of permanent disabilities or because they have very low income and dependent children); financed by general tax revenues and viewed as public charity (rather than earned rights).

Social Insurance Programs

Government-sponsored programs that provide financial assistance to individuals in events of unemployment, disability, or old age, funded through payroll taxes.

Incidence of Poverty

Refers to the proportion or rate at which poverty affects a population, typically measuring how widespread poverty is within a certain group or area.