At the local university a survey was being done on whether or not the students liked the cafeteria food.The survey was located in the college newspaper and was to be filled out and sent to the editing office.Identify the type of sampling used in this example.

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This is voluntary response sampling as the students are not randomly selected for the survey but rather can choose to fill it out on their own accord. This type of sampling can lead to bias as only those who feel strongly about the topic may choose to participate.

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