Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321757270
ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-727-2

Chapter 1 - Section 1.5 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 44: 33

Answer

The biases that led to a wrong prediction in the presidential election of 1936 were sampling and nonresponse biases.

Work Step by Step

The survey included mainly affluent magazine readers and car owners who were mostly republicans. As the democrats weren’t included sufficiently, there was a sampling bias. Also, there was a nonresponse bias since there was a very low response rate for this survey.
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