Daphne mails a survey to 50,000 recent college graduates across America.  The responses indicate overwhelmingly that graduates felt their education helped secure them a better job, but only 6% of the surveys were returned.  What type of bias is most strongly present in Daphne’s study? A.Self-Interest Study B Voluntary Response Bias C Loaded questions D Perceived lack of anonymity E. Response Bias

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Daphne mails a survey to 50,000 recent college graduates across America.  The responses indicate overwhelmingly that graduates felt their education helped secure them a better job, but only 6% of the surveys were returned.  What type of bias is most strongly present in Daphne’s study?

A.Self-Interest Study

B Voluntary Response Bias

C Loaded questions

D Perceived lack of anonymity

E. Response Bias

 

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