A student was studying the political party preferences of a university's student population. The survey instrument asked students to identify themselves as a Democrat or a Republican. This question is flawed because
A)students generally don't know their political preferences.
B)the categories are generally mutually exclusive.
C)the categories are not exhaustive.
D)political preference is a continuous variable.

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The flaw in the survey instrument is that the categories are not exhaustive. There are other political party preferences besides Democrat and Republican, such as Independent, Libertarian, Green Party, etc. Therefore, the survey instrument does not allow for a complete understanding of the political party preferences of the student population.

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