You decide to set up a table near the student lounge to survey students about their satisfaction with campus diversity. You collect opinions throughout the afternoon, but when you tabulate the results, you realize that males outnumber females by nearly 50%. What MOST likely accounts for the result?
A) Males simply outnumber females at your college.
B) Females probably did not want to stop to fill out a survey from a stranger.
C) You unconsciously showed bias by approaching more males than females.
D) Males are more forward with their opinions than females.
E) None of the above.

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You may have unconsciously approached more males than females, leading to a biased sample.

You Decide to Set Up a Table near the Student