Question

(02.01 MC) A talent show broadcast on television asks viewers to call in to vote for their favorite act. Describe how the design of the survey leads to bias. (4 points) Select one: a. A voluntary response error was made in this design. This type of sampling only targets people with phones to call in and is not a good representation of the population. b. A convenience sample error was made in this design. This type of sampling only targets people with televisions and is not a good representation of the population. c. A voluntary response error was made in this design. This type of sampling only targets those who are passionate about a specific act and call in to vote; it is not a good representation of the population. d. A convenience sample error was made in this design. This type of sampling only targets people with access to that television channel and is not a good representation of the population. Incorrect e. There are no potential areas of bias.

Answer 1

Option D is correct.

A voluntary response error was made in this design. This type of sampling only targets those who are passionate about a specific act and call in to vote; it is not a good representation of the population.

Explanation:

When humans are given the choice whether to participate in a survey like in this question, most often than not, the survey becomes biased.

This is because only the people or set of people who feel strongly the most about the subject matter of the poll will participate in the survey. This favours the group that disagrees as this group, if given the choice to express their opinion, will most likely be the set of people that will readily express their discontent.

Discontent is more visibly and strongly expressed in humans.

In order to remove this bias, people should have been chosen at random and their responses recorded.

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