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Storm Storm
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6 years ago
A regular feature in many newspapers asks readers to respond via e-mail to a survey question. The percentages of yes and no responses are usually reported the following day. Should we ignore the results of these surveys? Explain.
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al
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6 years ago
Yes, we should ignore the results because this is an example of a self-selected sample. Self-selected samples are almost always biased because they tend to only represent those with strong opinions.
Storm Author
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6 years ago
Much better than Coursehero
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