Intro Stats, Books a la Carte Edition (5th Edition)
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Author: Richard D. De Veaux, Paul Velleman, David E. Bock
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Chapter 10, Problem 31E
Playground, act two The survey described in Exercise 29 asked: Many people believe this playground is too small and in need of repair. Do you think the playground should be repaired and expanded even if that means raising the entrance fee to the park?
Describe two ways this question may lead to response bias.
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