Max is interested in whether there is community interest in having local musicians perform music in the park in the evenings during the summer. Max goes to the park for several evenings in a row and asks people visiting the park whether they would like to hear music in the evening. Out of the 200 people he surveys, 58% respond favorably. This scenario is describing what type of sampling bias?
A)Survey bias
B)Voluntary response bias
C)Nonresponse bias
D)Measurement bias

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Voluntary response bias occurs when people choose to participate in a survey based on their interest in the topic, which can lead to a biased sample. In this case, people who are interested in hearing music in the park are more likely to respond to Max's survey, leading to an overestimation of the level of interest in the community.

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