SOLUTION: Identify the problem with the following poll. A recent poll asked 82 college students 7 questions about their experience at college. When asked their age only 58 responded.

Question 1036316: Identify the problem with the following poll.
A recent poll asked 82 college students 7 questions about their experience at college. When asked their age only 58 responded.

a.)correlation and causality
b.)nonresponse
c.)self interest
d.)loaded questions
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b. Nonresponse. The others might occur, but with this degree of nonresponse inferences to the entire population cannot be made.
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