(Scenario II) Less than half of the potential participants in Scenario II agreed to complete the telephone interviews. This could potentially result in:
A) nonresponse bias.
B) nonrandom sampling.
C) nonprobability sampling.
D) haphazard sampling.

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Nonresponse bias occurs when the individuals who choose not to participate in a study differ significantly from those who do participate, potentially leading to skewed results that do not accurately represent the larger population.

(Scenario II) Less Than Half of the Potential Participants in Scenario