Based on a USA Today poll, 10% of the population believes that college is no longer a good investment. (e) The poll results were obtained by Internet users logged on the USA Today web site and the Internet users decided whether to ignore the posted survey or respond. What type of sample is this? What does it suggest about the validity of the result?

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Based on a USA Today poll, 10% of the population believes that college is no longer a good

investment.

(e) The poll results were obtained by Internet users logged on the USA Today web site and the Internet users decided whether to ignore the posted survey or respond. What type of sample is this? What does it suggest about the validity of the result?

 

 

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