A survey researcher chose to administer a survey using the Internet. This sample likely overrepresents people who own a computer and underrepresents people who don't own a computer. This problem in the researcher's survey is best described as
a. selection bias.
b. low response rate.
c. social desirability.
d. response set.
A
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false