Sam conducts a study of 1000 male participants examining how candidate attitudes, age, and education affect voting behavior. He finds a positive association between education and likelihood of voting, from which he concludes that overall, more educated people are more likely to vote. Based on the above information alone, at which stage of the research process might Sam’s study be biased?
A. study design
B. sampling strategy
C. identifying the question
D. disseminating the results
B. sampling strategy
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A. built better dikes. B. experimented with new crops, such as the turnip or clover. C. increased the supply of animal fodder to restore the soil. D. began casting seeds rather than planting wheat by a drill, which was more successful. E. drained thousands of acres of land.
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