a school newspaper is going to investigate st...

a school newspaper is going to investigate students perceptions regarding the campus security guards. they plan to survey 190 students at the school. the editor - in - chief tells his staff that he is worried about undercoverage bias created by chronically truant students. comment on his concern. choose the correct answer below. a. his concern is unwarranted because students who cannot be surveyed are not a part of the sample. b. his concern is justified because chronically truant students will be difficult to survey and will probably have a disproportionately negative view of the security guards. c. his concern is unwarranted because students who cannot be surveyed are not a part of the population of interest. d. his concern is unwarranted because some students may refuse to participate and that is inevitable.

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# Brief Explanations: Chronically truant students are hard - to - reach and may have a different, likely more negative, perception of security guards. Their exclusion due to undercoverage can bias the survey results. # Answer: B. His concern is justified because chronically truant students will be difficult to survey and will probably have a disproportionately negative view of the security guards.