If _____ is a large factor in a sample, it means that many people who were contacted to be in the survey chose not to participate
a. haphazard declining c. underpresentation of groups
b. overgeneralization d. nonresponder bias
D
The nonresponder bias is present in a sample when many people choose not to participate in a survey even though they were located and contacted. The sample will overrepresent people who wanted to participate.
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