Question #7 To determine how American college students feel about commuting, 100 students at a private university were randomly chosen by selecting 50 who identified as men and 50 who identified as women to participate. They were asked how far they commute each day (in minutes) to campus. The results of this survey are unreliable primarily because of voluntary response bias sampling bias the absence of a control group response bias None of the above

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To determine how American college students feel about commuting, 100 students at a private university were randomly chosen by selecting 50 who identified as men and 50 who identified as women to participate. They were asked how far they commute each day (in minutes) to campus.

The results of this survey are unreliable primarily because of

  • voluntary response bias
  • sampling bias
  • the absence of a control group
  • response bias
  • None of the above
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