Question

a newspaper hires a polling company to determine the level of support in the county for raising property taxes in order to increase funding for local schools. the pol chosen at random from a phone number registry between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. what are some potential sources of bias in this sampling method? select all that apply a. the method excludes people who do not have phones. b. the method excludes people who have unregistered numbers. c. the method excludes people without homes. d. the method excludes people who work between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. e. the method excludes people with no children. f. the method excludes people who rent their home.

Explanation:

• Option A: If people don't have phones, they can't be in the phone - number registry, so they are excluded.
• Option B: Unregistered numbers won't be in the registry, so those people are excluded.
• Option C: People without homes may not have a phone (or a registered number), so they are excluded.
• Option D: People working between 5:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. may not be available to answer the call, so they are excluded.
• Options E and F: Having no children or renting a home has no direct relation to being in the phone - number registry or being available during the call time.

Answer:

A. The method excludes people who do not have phones, B. The method excludes people who have unregistered numbers, C. The method excludes people without homes, D. The method excludes people who work between 5:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M.