A county planning commission is attempted to survey 1500 households from the counties 400,000 households. A random sample was selected and surveys were mailed to the randomly selected
Households, but only 1075 were returned. The inability to collect data from the 425 households that
Didnʹt return the survey would be considered which type of sampling problem?
A)measurement error
B)nonresponse bias
C)selection bias

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Nonresponse bias occurs when a significant number of participants selected for a survey do not respond, potentially leading to results that are not representative of the entire population. In this case, the 425 households that did not return the survey could cause such a bias.

A County Planning Commission Is Attempted to Survey 1500 Households