A newspaper posted this question on its web "How often do you seek medical information online?" Of 1072 Internet users who cho
se to respond, 38% of them responded with "frequently." What term is used to describe this type of survey in which the people surveyed consist of those who decided to respond? What is wrong with this type of sampling method? What term is used to describe this type of survey? Select all that apply. What term is used to describe this type of survey in which the people surveyed consist of those who decided to respond?
a. The respondents are a census.
b. The respondents are a population.
c. The respondents are a voluntary response sample.
d. The respondents are a self-selected sample.
What is wrong with this type of sampling method?
a. The survey question is "loaded," or intentionally worded to elicit a desired response.
b. It is too expensive.
c. Many people may choose not to respond to the survey.
d. Responses may not reflect the opinions of the general population.
e. It is too time consuming
This type of survey is includes a sample made up of voluntary responses. People only choose to or do not choose to respond.
This type of sampling method is most of the time unbelievable because generally only people with strong opinions about this particular questions will respond and it is usually towards the same direction as the question and this might not reflect the opinion of the whole population making the survey biased.
