Potential Problems with Sampling

AP Statistics· difficulty 2/5

Two versions of a survey question are tested. Version 1 asks: "Should the government spend more on education?" Version 2 asks: "Should the government raise taxes to spend more on education?" The percentage answering "yes" is 78% on Version 1 and 41% on Version 2.

The discrepancy is best explained by

  • A

    Voluntary response

  • B

    Sampling variability

  • C

    Undercoverage

  • D

    Response bias due to wording

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Explanation

Adding the cost (taxes) changes how respondents perceive the question, illustrating response bias from question wording.

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