Question

read the following scenario. tabitha is gathering a particular species of plant to test for its resistance to pesticides. she decides to select her test plants from one side of a highway. which type of procedural error is being described? experimental design selection bias human error

Explanation:

Selection bias occurs when the sample is not randomly selected and is unrepresentative of the population. Here, Tabitha selects plants from only one side of a highway, which may not represent the entire population of that plant species, leading to a biased sample. Experimental design error relates to the overall design of the experiment (like controls, variables), and human error is a mistake by the experimenter (e.g., miscalculations), which is not the case here.

Answer:

B. selection bias