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Themember4

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A telephone survey was planned to ask people whether they planned to watch the next Super Bowl. Explain why non-response bias may be a problem for this survey.

Question 2

A random sample of registered 500 voters was taken, and 80 responded that they had voted in the last presidential election. Explain why response bias may be a problem for this survey.



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Answer to Question 1

Many people may refuse to talk to a telephone interviewer. If the people who don't answer the phone differ from people who do in whether they plan to watch the next Super Bowl, non-response bias may result. Also, women are more likely to answer the phone and they may be less likely to watch the Super Bowl.

Answer to Question 2

The people who did not vote may be reluctant to admit that they didn't vote, resulting in a response bias.




Themember4

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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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