To assess the opinion of students at The Ohio State University about campus safety, a reporter for the student newspaper hands out a paper survey to 15 students randomly as they leave class. The paper contains survey questions and the instructions on where to send the completed survey. She sees several discard the survey in a nearby garbage can. What type of bias is present? Group of answer choices voluntary response bias non-response bias. census bias random sampling bias.
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