Question

1)Which type of bias might result from asking members of the hockey team if they think they will make the playoffs.
a) household bias b) sampling bias c) response bias d) non- response bias
2) Which type of bias might result if a local agency sends out surveys to people in the mail asking information about their donating habits.
  a) household bias b) sampling bias c) response bias d) non- response bias
3)Which type of bias might result from a teachers asking students to raise their hand if they do not understand a concept just taught.
  a) household bias b) sampling bias c) response bias d) non- response bias
4)Which type of bias might result from the City of London surveying residents using cluster sampling.
  a) household bias b) sampling bias c) response bias d) non- response bias

Answer 1

Response bias (also called survey bias) is the tendency of a person to answer questions on a survey untruthfully or misleadingly. For example, they may feel pressure to give answers that are socially acceptable.

Nonresponse bias is the bias that results when respondents differ in meaningful ways from nonrespondents. Nonresponse is often problem with mail surveys, where the response rate can be very low.

Household bias is one possible sort of bias that can skew a sample. Household bias occurs when a researcher samples the same number of people from different groups even though those groups are of different sizes.

sampling bias is a bias in which asample is collected in such a way that some members of the intended population are less likely to be included than others.

1) This is a sampling bias. Hockey players shpould not be included in the sample.

2) Non response bias. Response rate for mail will be very low through mail.

3) Response bias. Because students will be afraid to say that they did not understand.

4) Household bias.