A survey is mailed to a random sample of residents in a city asking whether or not they think the current mayor is doing an acceptable job. What type of bias do you think would most likely be introduced in this type of situation? You can argue for more than one answer but please select the answer that would be the main source of bias. (This question is from your textbook) Group of answer choices A. Response bias. The wording of the survey may be confusing or provoke a certain response. B. Undercoverage. The entire population is not reached, C. Nonresponse bias. People who feel strongly about the mayor are more likely to respond.

Kayden Mills

Kayden Mills

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2022-11-19

A survey is mailed to a random sample of residents in a city asking whether or not they think the current mayor is doing an acceptable job. What type of bias do you think would most likely be introduced in this type of situation? You can argue for more than one answer but please select the answer that would be the main source of bias. (This question is from your textbook) Group of answer choices
A. Response bias.
The wording of the survey may be confusing or provoke a certain response.
B. Undercoverage.
The entire population is not reached,
C. Nonresponse bias.
People who feel strongly about the mayor are more likely to respond.

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gortepap6yb

gortepap6yb

Beginner2022-11-20Added 19 answers

It is given that , a survey is mailed to a random sample of residents in a city asking whether or not they think the current mayor is doing an acceptable job.
It is asked about the type of bias you think would most likely be introduced in this type of situation and those are ;
A. Response bias : The wording of the survey may be confusing or provoke a certain response.
B.Under coverage bias :The entire population is not reached.
C.Nonresponse bias: People who feel strongly about the mayor are more likely to respond.
Let us understand first response bias , under coverage , non response bias.
Response bias:
It is the tendency of a person to answer questions on a survey untruthfully or misleadingly. And it is also called as survey bias.
Under coverage bias:
It occurs when some members of the population are inadequately represented in the sample.
Non response bias:
It is the bias that results when respondents differ in meaningful ways from non respondents or simply when people refusing to participate in the study can influence the validity of the outcome.
Explanation for the given case is as follows;
See here people who have very strong opinion about the mayor , in general will be more likely to respond, while people who are less interested in politics will be under represented.
And thus the given situation is comes under "non-response bias" i.e. people who feel strongly about the mayor are more likely to respond.
Hence , the correct option is C.

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