A newspaper reporter decided to sample residents of all major metropolitan areas in the entire country.This sampling asked if the residents liked living in their city,or are they considering moving,and if so,where? Unfortunately,this survey went over budget and was stopped,and only the east coast of the country was adequately interviewed.With regards to having this survey labeled as representing the entire country,what,if any,will be the most noticeable bias for this survey as it is now?

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The survey suffers from undercoverage bias as it only samples residents of the east coast and not the entire country. This means that the survey results may not be representative of the opinions of residents in other parts of the country.

A Newspaper Reporter Decided to Sample Residents of All Major