A newspaper posted this question on its website: \"How often do you seek medical

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A newspaper posted this question on its website: "How often do you seek medical information online?" Of 1072 Internet users who chose to respond, 38% of them responded with "frequently." What term is used to describe this type of survey in which the people surveyed consist of those who decided to respond? What is wrong with this type of sampling method?

What term is used to describe this type of survey? Select all that apply.

A. The respondents are a population.

B. The respondents are a census.

C. The respondents are a voluntary response sample.

D. The respondents are a self-selected sample.

Explanation / Answer

Here, the repondent choose for themselves if they want to reply / respond to the survey or not, therefore, the type of respondents in this study generate a voluntary response sample.

Here the choice is of the individual whether he wishes to respond or not.

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