Systematic favoring of certain responses over others, leading to underestimation or overestimation of a value.
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What is bias in data collection?
Systematic favoring of certain responses over others, leading to underestimation or overestimation of a value.
What is voluntary response bias?
Bias occurring when a sample comprises volunteers, potentially skewing results due to non-random selection.
What is undercoverage bias?
Bias resulting from a portion of the population having a reduced chance of inclusion in the sample.
What is nonresponse bias?
Bias when individuals chosen for a sample don't respond and differ from those who do.
What is question wording bias?
Bias introduced when the wording of a question influences the response.
What is convenience sampling?
Sampling based on ease of access or availability, rather than random selection, leading to a non-representative sample.
Explain voluntary response bias.
Occurs when only volunteers participate, leading to over-representation of individuals with strong opinions.
Explain undercoverage bias.
Happens when some members of the population are inadequately represented in the sample.
Explain nonresponse bias.
Arises when a significant portion of those sampled do not respond, and they differ systematically from respondents.
Explain question wording bias.
The way a question is phrased can influence the answers given by respondents.
Explain convenience sampling.
Selecting a sample based on easy accessibility, which often leads to a non-representative sample.
Explain why sampling bias matters.
It leads to data and analysis that are not representative of the population, invalidating the results.
What are the differences between voluntary response and convenience sampling?
Voluntary Response: Participants choose to participate, often with strong opinions. | Convenience Sampling: Researchers choose participants based on ease of access.
What are the differences between undercoverage and nonresponse bias?
Undercoverage: Some groups have reduced chance of selection. | Nonresponse: Selected individuals don't respond, differing from respondents.