Potential Problems with Sampling

AP Statistics· difficulty 2/5

A researcher takes an SRS from a phonebook to estimate population opinion. The phonebook excludes people with unlisted numbers and people without landlines.

The bias most likely introduced is

  • A

    Nonresponse bias

  • B

    Voluntary response bias

  • C

    Undercoverage bias

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  • D

    Response bias

Explanation

Excluded individuals (unlisted, no landline) cannot be selected at all. The sampling frame omits part of the population - undercoverage.

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