A barrel contains 1000 balls with 800 of them blue, 150 red, and 50 green.A sample of 100 balls is randomly selected from the barrel with the following results: 40 green, 10 red, and 60 blue.This would be a possible example of which of the following types of errors?

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This is a sampling error because the sample of 100 balls selected does not accurately represent the proportions of colors in the whole barrel. Specifically, there are fewer red and green balls in the sample compared to their proportions in the barrel.

A Barrel Contains 1000 Balls with 800 of Them Blue