The local government in your town is interested in building a new youth recreation facility at taxpayers expense. The local government sends out surveys to every town resident who has at least one child Registered in the town school system. Of the 2567 questionnaires sent out, the paper receives 2485 Back, and most are in favor of the new facility. The data drawn from these surveys would most likely Suffer from
A) sample error.
B) confounding variables.
C) selective bias.
D) Non-response bias.
E) None of the above.

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The survey was only sent to residents with at least one child registered in the town school system, which means it did not include opinions from residents without school-aged children or those whose children might not be registered in the town school system. This selective approach to gathering data introduces selective bias, as it does not represent the entire population of the town but rather a specific segment that is more likely to be in favor of a youth recreation facility.

The Local Government in Your Town Is Interested in Building