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Author: William Navidi
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 1.4, Problem 13E
In Exercises 9—16, specify the type of bias involved.
A television newscaster invites viewers to tweet their opinions about whether the U.S. Congress is doing a good job in handling the economy. More than 100,000 people send in an opinion.
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