the survey has bias. (a) determine the type o...
the survey has bias. (a) determine the type of bias. (b) suggest a remedy. an anti - drunk driving advocate wants to estimate the percentage of people who favor increasing the penalty for drunk driving. he conducts a nationwide survey of 1270 randomly selected adults 18 years and older. the interviewer asks the respondents, \do you favor harsher penalties for those convicted for drunk driving?\ (a) which of these best describes the bias in the survey? response bias undercoverage bias sampling bias nonresponse bias (b) how can the bias be remedied?
Answer
# Brief Explanations:
(a) The question "Do you favor harsher penalties for those convicted for drunk driving?" is likely to lead respondents to answer in the affirmative due to the emotional - laden and leading nature of the question, which is a form of response bias.
(b) To remedy the bias, the question should be re - phrased in a more neutral way, for example, "What is your opinion on the current penalties for drunk driving convictions?"
# Answer:
(a) Response bias
(b) Re - phrase the question in a neutral way.