If a team of researchers survey 200 people at a multiplex movie theater to find out how much money state residents spend on entertainment. Is this biased or unbiased?

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Linda Escobar

2 September, 20:42

If a team of researchers survey 200 people at a multiplex movie theater to find out how much money state residents spend on entertainment. Is this biased or unbiased?

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Audrey Wade · Answer 1

The sample will be biased

Step-by-step explanation:

A biased study where samples that are significantly distinct from the population benefit from the process used to generate the sample.

The individuals that would go to the movies are unlikely to spend amounts of money on entertainment close to the rates most people spend in the country.

It really is essential to note that the bias is determined by the process used to construct the sample and not by the actual composition of the sample itself.