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AP Statistics· difficulty 1/5

A pollster asks: "Don't you agree that the wasteful and irresponsible city council should be replaced in the next election?" Of those surveyed, 71% said yes.

Which type of bias is most evident?

  • A

    Selection bias

  • B

    Undercoverage

  • C

    Nonresponse bias

  • D

    Response bias due to question wording

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Explanation

The leading, emotionally charged wording pushes respondents toward "yes." This is response bias caused by biased question wording.

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