Question

Many large cities use taxes on entertainment tickets to pay for improvements to public facilities, like stadiums, arenas, and concert venues. A city council proposal would increase the current ticket tax in order to raise funds for a new public concert hall. Council representatives plan to conduct a survey outside of a large concert in the summer and ask selected adults if they would support an increase in the ticket tax to pay for the new concert hall. Which type of bias will most likely affect the survey results? This is response bias because it is likely that many who respond will not provide a truthful opinion of the ticket tax. This is undercoverage bias because only those attending the concert will have an opportunity to register an opinion. This is nonresponse bias because many who are asked about the ticket tax may choose to not provide a response. This is voluntary response bias because many vocal supporters of the ticket tax may demand to register their opinion.

Answer 1

b on ed

Explanation:

right

Answer 2

This is undercoverage bias because only those attending the concert will have an opportunity to register an opinion.

Explanation:

Undercoverage bias occurs when the sample chosen for a research is not representative of the entire population. Most times when research involving surveys to obtain the opinions of people on a subject matter, the entire population affected by the issue cannot be surveyed. A sample that represents the true population can be used for this research.

In the survey above, the sample that was surveyed was not representative of the entire population of citizens paying taxes on entertainment tickets. The selection process does not represent the true population.