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A government researcher is interested in registered voter\'s opinion on drone st

ID: 3056400 • Letter: A

Question

A government researcher is interested in registered voter's opinion on drone strikes. He randomly selects a sample from a complete list of registered voters. He asks them to email him back their response to the question “Do you support or oppose the government using drones when they often kill innocent civilians?” What are the likely sources of bias? Select all that are true

Bad sampling frame

Question wording

Convenient Sample

Voluntary Sample

A.

Bad sampling frame

B.

Question wording

C.

Convenient Sample

D.

Voluntary Sample

Explanation / Answer

The sample is a voluntary sample and question wordings are biased. Hence,

Option B and Option D are correct.