The BusinessWeek online poll is available at the BusinessWeek website. Visitors can simply click appropriate buttons to vote. In response to the question "Do you think Google is too powerful?" (March 27, 2007), 1336 said "Yes," 2051 said "No", and 335 said that they were not sure. Above the poll question, the following statement was mentioned: "Google's accelerating lead in search and its moves into software and traditional advertising are sparking a backlash among rivals." How might this statement affect the polls?

The BusinessWeek online poll is available at the BusinessWeek website. Visitors can simply click appropriate buttons to vote. In response to the question "Do you think Google is too powerful?" (March 27, 2007), 1336 said "Yes," 2051 said "No", and 335 said that they were not sure. Above the poll question, the following statement was mentioned: "Google's accelerating lead in search and its moves into software and traditional advertising are sparking a backlash among rivals." How might this statement affect the polls?

The BusinessWeek online poll is available at the BusinessWeek website. Visitors can simply click appropriate buttons to vote. In response to the question "Do you think Google is too powerful?" (March 27, 2007), 1336 said "Yes," 2051 said "No", and 335 said that they were not sure.
Above the poll question, the following statement was mentioned: "Google's accelerating lead in search and its moves into software and traditional advertising are sparking a backlash among rivals." How might this statement affect the polls?




A.
The statement would have increased the sample size.
B.
The statement would have made the poll biased.
C.
The statement would have made the poll reliable.


Answer: B.
The statement would have made the poll biased


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