A Local Talk Radio Station Conducts a Poll to Determine

question 3

Multiple Choice

A local talk radio station conducts a poll to determine if its listeners favor or oppose the president's proposed actions on judicial appointments. To express their opinions, listeners are asked to call, email, or text-message the radio station. The poll results in 89.38 percent of the responders opposing the proposed judicial appointments.
What type of sampling was used in this situation?

• A) This is a convenience sample.
• B) This is a voluntary response sample.
• C) This is a census.
• D) This is a simple random sample.

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