Question

In order to estimate the proportion of students that text while driving, a school administrator selects a simple random sample of students from a list of all students at the school who have parking permits. The students are called to the office, one at a time. The administrator asks each student, “Do you text while driving, even though you are not supposed to?” Based on the survey, the administrator estimates that only 2% of students with parking passes text while driving. What potential bias is present in the design of this survey and what is the likely direction of the bias?

Answer 1

Answer:the answer is (A)

Explanation:

Because the survey face-to-face, one at a time, with an administrator of the school the students would likely reply that they do not text and drive even if they actually do. This response bias would cause the sample proportion to underestimate the value of the true proportion of all students at this school that text and drive.