The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) receives birth certificates for all births o

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The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) receives birth certificates for all births occurring in the state (about 140,000 per year). These reports are combined into annual statistical data files, which are used to calculate the statistics contained on the ODH website. ODH decides to conduct a study on the health of low birth weight infants in Ohio and makes a random selection of 200 low birth weight infants born in Ohio in 2012.

For each infant included in the study described above, a survey is sent to the parents asking questions about the child's health. A stamped, addressed envelope is included and the parents are asked to mail their results back to the Ohio Department of Health. Which one the following problems is most likely to occur?

A. Questionnaire bias

B. Bad sampling frame

C. Convenience bias

D. Non-response bias

Explanation / Answer

The problem is most likely to occur in Mail survey among the given problem is "D. Non-response bias".

Conducting mail surveys can result in nonresponse error, which occurs when the potential participant is unwilling to participate or impossible to contact. Nonresponse can result in a reduction in precision of the study and may bias results.

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