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MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

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In order to estimate the proportion of students at a small liberal arts college who watch reality TV for more than 4 hours per week, a random sample of students at the school is selected and each is interviewed about his or her reality TV viewing habits. The students conducting the survey are worried that people that watch reality TV might be embarrassed to admit it and that they may not respond to the survey with honest answers. What type of bias are the students conducting the survey worried about?

Measurement or response bias
They shouldn't worry--there is no obvious source of bias.
Selection bias
Nonresponse bias

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