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From this list select the best example of Bias in Sampling.

The correct answer is C. Testing the weight of participants at a wrestling event and only measuring those who finished. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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Question

From this list select the best example of Bias in Sampling.

Options

  • ATesting the completeness of cooking a cake but the testers cannot agree on how to measure
  • BTesting the sharpness of a razor blade while the sample of 500 are from the same model razor
  • CTesting the weight of participants at a wrestling event and only measuring those who finished
  • DTesting a hand-held GPS models for durability using samples only from Nokia Model P120

How the community answered

(39 responses)
  • A
    18% (7)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • C
    72% (28)
  • D
    5% (2)

Topics

#sampling bias#data collection#sample selection#measurement error

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