Select the Sample Most Representative of the Population of Interest

question 59

Multiple Choice

Select the sample most representative of the population of interest
-A researcher wants to determine the status of the electorate one month before the presidential election. Select the sample most likely to produce biased data.

• A) A random group of 30 persons in the phone book
• B) A group of 30 persons contacted by phone with the numbers randomly chosen
• C) A group of 30 persons from the researcher's birding club who voted in the last election
• D) A group of 30 persons on the voter registration list

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