Potential Problems with Sampling

AP Statistics· difficulty 1/5

A student conducting a survey on screen time stands at the entrance of the school library after school and asks the first 25 students who enter how many hours per day they spend on screens.

Which kind of bias is most likely?

  • A

    Response bias from wording

  • B

    Hawthorne effect

  • C

    Selection bias from a convenience sample

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  • D

    Nonresponse bias

Explanation

Library-goers are not representative of all students - they may differ in screen time habits. This is selection bias inherent to convenience samples.

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