A researcher is conducting a survey among students to determine their mean age. Data is collected by asking the age of a simple random sample of 150 students. The researcher simply asked the ages of these students. The results of this study, if applied to all students in the university, are questionable because of
A) lack of accuracy.
B) selection bias.
C) nonresponse bias.
D) response bias.

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Response bias is likely because the way the researcher collected the data (simply asking the ages) could influence the students' answers, leading them to give inaccurate or socially desirable responses rather than their true ages.

A Researcher Is Conducting a Survey Among Students to Determine