A researcher conducting a telephone survey is concerned about possible sources of bias. Of the following, which is the best exam

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A researcher conducting a telephone survey is concerned about possible sources of bias. Of the following, which is the best exam

ple of nonresponse bias? The wording of the questions in the survey leads people to respond in a certain way.
A. The behavior of the interviewer leads people to respond in a certain way.
B. People might be uncomfortable with the survey questions and, as a result, might not always respond to those questions truthfully.
C. Many of the people selected to participate in the survey who do not respond might have opinions different from those who do respond.
D. People without telephones are overlooked in the sampling procedure used to determine who is surveyed.

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Alex_Xolod [135] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-03T06:32:16+03:00

Answer:

C. Many of the people selected to participate in the survey who do not respond might have opinions different from those who do respond.

Step-by-step explanation:

The survey is said to be biased by non-response survey if many people did not respond to the survey this might be much affected the result of survey.

The reason that people might be refuse to participate in the survey that survey may include any embarrassing information, illegal activities or personal details so many people did not respond to the survey. Also these peoples has different opinion from other peoples who respond in the survey. Thus this cause biased.