Concept explainers
Whether thegiven sentence is unbiased or biased.
Answer to Problem 12.1.5EP
The sentence is biased and convenience.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The given sentence is “A group of custom chopper builders are interested in finding the type of art work people prefer on their bikes. They line up a group of each of their choppers at a show to see which designs people appear to prefer”.
Calculation:
A group of custom chopper builders grouped each of their choppers at a show to see the kind of designs people appear to prefer.
The objective is to classify if the sample is biased or unbiased.
Since each of the choppers are being involved so it is a biased sample and is convenience.
Therefore, the sentence is biased and convenience.
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