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Which survey is biased?

A) going to a grocery store and asking people what their favorite grocery store is.
B) going to the grocery store and asking people what type of food is their favorite
C) going to a grocery store and asking people what clothing store is their favorite
D) Going to grocery store and asking people what radio station do you listen to most often

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Option b) going to grocery store and asking people what type of food is their favourite

User Ajoy
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Answer:

A

Explanation:

A is biased because those people at the grocery store will most likely like that grocery store, since they went there to shop in the first place.

B, C, and D are not biased because there is no correlation between the grocery store and the survey questions.

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