
Jim, a researcher, is gathering information about family income and monetary costs of living in New York.He e-mails questionnaires to a random sample of 1,000 respondents to collect the data.As it's a large sample, Jim expects to gather unbiased estimates from the sample.However, to his surprise, he receives a response from only 50 people.Which of the following, if true, is most likely to be the reason for the low response?
A) The respondents found the questionnaire intrusive because it asked for sensitive data.
B) Jim e-mailed the questionnaires to a diverse group of people from different social, economic, and cultural backgrounds.
C) Research indicates that people tend to provide inaccurate answers when responding to questionnaires.
D) Face-to-face communication usually has low response rates.
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