Answer the question.
-A researcher wants to determine the relative merits of oak and maple as firewood. Which process is most likely
To bias the results of the study?
A)Comparison of the reports of wood burners on the internet
B)Personal judgement of the fires of 15 pieces of each type of wood picked up from the floor of a hardwood forest
C)Comparisons by 5 friends, none of whom have a wood burning fireplace, of the fires of fifteen pieces of each type of wood obtained from friends with woodpiles
D)The judgments of the quality of a wood fire by 30 friends, half of whom burn only oak, half of whom burn only maple

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The judgments of people who exclusively burn one type of wood are likely to be biased due to their preference and familiarity with that wood type.

Answer the Question. -A Researcher Wants to Determine the Relative Merits of Oak