Question

determine whether the following statement is true or false. if the statement is false, make the necessary change(s) to produce a true statement. a call - in poll on radio or television is not reliable because the sample is not chosen randomly from a larger population. choose the correct answer below. a. the statement is false because every person who calls in is a member of the larger population. a call - in poll on radio or television is reliable. b. the statement is true because the people who call in are not part of the larger population. c. the statement is false because people call in randomly. a call - in poll on radio or television is reliable. d. the statement is true because people choose to call in. they are not randomly selected.

Explanation:

Call - in polls on radio or television are subject to self - selection bias. People choose whether or not to call in, so the sample is not randomly selected from a larger population, which makes the poll unreliable.

Answer:

D. The statement is true because people choose to call in. They are not randomly selected.