Frances is interested in whether students at his college would like to see a portion of the campus preserved as green space. Using student numbers, he randomly contacts 300 students and receives a response from 75. Of those who responded, 64% favored the preservation of green space on campus. This scenario is describing what type of sampling bias?
A)Survey bias
B)Nonresponse bias
C)Measurement bias
D)Voluntary response bias

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Nonresponse bias occurs when the individuals who do not respond to a survey differ in meaningful ways from those who do respond, potentially skewing the results. In this case, only 75 out of 300 students responded, which could lead to nonresponse bias if the opinions of non-respondents differ from those who participated.

Frances Is Interested in Whether Students at His College Would