A researcher randomly selected 500 patients in a doctors office and found that 90% of these patients had health insurance. The results of this study, if applied to all residents, are questionable because of: a) selection bias b) response bias  c) lack of accuracy  d) nonreponse bias

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A researcher randomly selected 500 patients in a doctors office and found that 90% of these patients had health insurance. The results of this study, if applied to all residents, are questionable because of:

a) selection bias

b) response bias 

c) lack of accuracy 

d) nonreponse bias

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