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Match each example to the type of bias that would result
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1. A researcher wants to know what proportion of AZ residents support light rail expansion. S/he arranges a two-month study period during which every single customer who boards the light rail must complete a survey
Match :- B. Non-representative bias
2. A researcher want to know how many hours per week the average physician works. S/he mails a survey to every single medical student in the US and receives responses from tens of thousands of physicians (35% of the total sample).
Match :- C. Non-response bias
3. A researcher wants to know what ingredient(s) are causing people to get sick at a local restaurant. S/he interviews 25 persons who ate at the restaurant and go so sick that they had to admitted to the hospital and 25 persons who ate at the restaurant but did not get sick. S/he asks about the specific things they ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner over the past four weeks.
Match :- D. Recall bias
4. A researcher performs two studies but only one has significant findings. S/he chooses to submit a journal article about the one with significant findings.
Match :- A. Publication bias