Dr. Stillingsworth is interested in people's reactions to a controversial jury verdict. Dr. Stillingsworth calls people at their home between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon. In this example, Dr. Stillingsworth has MOST likely selected a

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By calling people at their homes between 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on a Tuesday, Dr. Stillingsworth is likely to reach a specific subset of the population (e.g., those who are at home during these hours, which could exclude working individuals, students, etc.), thus creating a biased sample rather than a representative one.

Dr Stillingsworth Is Interested in People's Reactions to a Controversial