A Study Identified a Sample Set of 200 Policyholders Who

question 33

Multiple Choice

A study identified a sample set of 200 policyholders who had either one or no motor vehicle incidents in the last 2 years. The characteristics of this set of policyholders was analyzed in the study. What type of bias does the study suffer from?

• A) sample bias
• B) survivor bias
• C) nonresponse bias
• D) prospective bias

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Definitions:

Monocots

A group of flowering plants (angiosperms) recognized by having one seed leaf, or cotyledon, among other characteristics like parallel leaf venation.

Dicots

Dicots, or dicotyledons, are a group of flowering plants whose seeds typically have two embryonic leaves or cotyledons.

Pollination

The transfer of pollen from the male anthers of a flower to the female stigma, essential for the fertilization and reproductive success of many plant species.

Stigma

In flowering plants, portion of the carpel where pollen grains adhere and germinate before fertilization can occur.