Each of the following surveys has bias. Identify the type of bias. (a) A television

Chapter 1, Problem 17

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Each of the following surveys has bias. Identify the type of bias. (a) A television survey that gives 900 phone numbers for viewers to call with their vote. Each call costs $2.00. (b) An employer distributes a survey to her 450 employees asking them how many hours each week, on average, they surf the Internet during business hours. Three of the employees complete the survey. (c) A question on a survey asks, Do you favor or oppose a minor increase in property tax to ensure fair salaries for teachers and properly equipped school buildings? (d) A researcher conducting a poll about national politics sends a survey to a random sample of subscribers to Time magazine.

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