As part of a project for a political science class, a student decided to conduct an online poll. The student asked the following question: "Do you think that illegal immigrants should be allowed to pay instate tuition, even though they are not legal citizens of that state?" Possible responses were Yes, No, and Unsure. Of those who responded, 81% said No, 19% said Yes, and 0% said Unsure. Which of the following statements correctly explains the result of the poll with respect to reliability and bias?

As part of a project for a political science class, a student decided to conduct an online poll. The student asked the following question: "Do you think that illegal immigrants should be allowed to pay instate tuition, even though they are not legal citizens of that state?" Possible responses were Yes, No, and Unsure. Of those who responded, 81% said No, 19% said Yes, and 0% said Unsure. Which of the following statements correctly explains the result of the poll with respect to reliability and bias?

As part of a project for a political science class, a student decided to conduct an online poll. The student asked the following question: "Do you think that illegal immigrants should be allowed to pay instate tuition, even though they are not legal citizens of that state?" Possible responses were Yes, No, and Unsure. Of those who responded, 81% said No, 19% said Yes, and 0% said Unsure.
Which of the following statements correctly explains the result of the poll with respect to reliability and bias?




A.
The result of the poll is biased because it is based on voluntary response method.
B.
The result of the poll is not reliable because it is based on convenience sample method.
C.
The result of the poll can be considered reliable and unbiased.


Answer: A.
The result of the poll is biased because it is based on voluntary response method.


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