Potential Problems with Sampling

AP Statistics· difficulty 1/5

A website asks visitors to click "agree" or "disagree" on a controversial statement. Of 8,000 voters, 72% agreed.

The largest source of bias is

  • A

    Voluntary response bias

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  • B

    Undercoverage

  • C

    Sampling variability

  • D

    Response bias

Explanation

Visitors self-select to participate; those with stronger views are more likely to vote. This is voluntary response bias.

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