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many large cities use taxes on entertainment tickets to pay for improvements to public facilities, like stadiums, and concert venues. a city council proposal would increase the current ticket tax in order to raise funds for a new public concert hall. council representatives plan to conduct a survey outside of a large concert in the summer and select adults if they would support an increase in the ticket tax to pay for the new concert hall. which type of bias most likely affect the survey results? this is response bias because it is likely that many who respond will not provide a truthful opinion of the ticket tax. this is undercoverage bias because only those attending the concert will have an opportunity to register an opinion. this is nonresponse bias because many who are asked about the ticket tax may choose to not provide a response. this is voluntary response bias because many vocal supporters of the ticket tax may demand to register their opinion.

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# Brief Explanations: Voluntary - response bias occurs when individuals self - select into the survey. In this case, those who are at the concert and are asked about the ticket tax may be more vocal opponents or supporters. Vocal supporters of the tax may choose not to respond, while those with strong negative opinions may be more likely to respond. This self - selection of respondents will skew the survey results. # Answer: This is voluntary response bias because many vocal supporters of the ticket tax may choose to not provide a response while those with strong opinions may demand to register their opinion.