Voluntary response sampling occurs when
A) you volunteer to collect survey responses from randomly selected people.
B) you choose the people in your classroom to participate in a survey.
C) you use a table of random digits to choose people to participate in a survey.
D) you put up signs on campus asking people to send you an email with their opinions on certain issues.

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Voluntary response sampling occurs when individuals choose to participate in a survey rather than being randomly selected. Option D is the only one that fits this description. Option A is incorrect because it mentions randomly selected people, which would not be voluntary response sampling. Option B is incorrect because the sample was not chosen randomly. Option C is incorrect because it mentions using a table of random digits, which would not be voluntary response sampling.

Voluntary Response Sampling Occurs When