Two anonymous surveys with similar response rates yield two very different estimates of the percent of the population that identifies as homosexual. A professor uses the examples to teach students in a research class. What is the lesson that is most likely to be learned from this finding?

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The fact that the two surveys produced very different estimates suggests that the geography of the samples may have had an impact. It is possible that the two surveys were conducted in different regions of the country (or world) where the percentage of individuals who identify as homosexual is different.

Two Anonymous Surveys with Similar Response Rates Yield Two Very