The manager of a shopping mall wishes to expand the number of shops available in the food court. She has a market researcher survey the first 110 customers who come into the food court during weekend afternoons to determine what types of food the shoppers would like to see added to the food court. The survey has bias. What is the cause of the bias? A. Nonresponse B. Response bias C. Sampling bias
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In this case, the bias is response bias, which refers to conditions and biases that can influence the responses to a survey. Show more…
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