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A radio talk show host asked listeners to respond either yes or no to the questi

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Question

A radio talk show host asked listeners to respond either yes or no to the question. "Is the candidate who spends the most on a campaign the most likely to win?" Fifteen people called in and nine sad yes. What is the implied population? all callers all adults all radio listeners all listeners of the radio talk show What is the variable? number of listeners opinion of a caller number of callers opinion of a listener Can you detect any bias in the selection of the sample? Yes, nonresponse. Many listeners may not call in. Yes, there is a systematic bus against those that are not listening to the talk show. No, there is no bias in the selection of this sample. Yes. voluntary response. Those with the strongest opinions are most likely to call in.

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

we take sample and conclude the claims about the population.here population is

Option A:all callers.

variable is number of callers

Option C:number of callers

No bias

Option C: No,there is no bias in the selection of this sample