The host of a popular reality TV show wants to get the opinions of the audience
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The host of a popular reality TV show wants to get the opinions of the audience on the new season's episodes that are now available on Netflix. Researchers at Netflix email surveys to all subscribers who have watched at least 25% of the episodes on this new season. Is this sampling method biased, and why or why not? A The sample is biased. Only the people who stopped watching the show after a few episodes will respond to the email. The sample is biased. Since it is a volunteer sample, we can only expect participants who feel really strongly about the TV show to respond. C The sample is not biased. It is a random sample. D The sample is not biased. The audience has certainly watched the new season.Explanation / Answer
Yes, this sampling method is biased. Researchers should email survey to all subscribers. That would be the random sample. But they find out first who watched at least 25% of episodes and send the email.
Hence the correct option is B.
The sampling is biased. Since it is volunteer sample, we can only expect really strongly about the TV show to respond.
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