A sexologist teaching at a university offers students the option of writing a term paper or participating in a sexuality survey. What challenge would this pose for findings from the survey?

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This would pose a challenge of volunteer bias because the students who choose to participate in the sexuality survey may differ from those who chose to write a term paper in ways that could affect the survey results. The sample would not be representative of the entire student population.

A Sexologist Teaching at a University Offers Students the Option