Determine whether the following is an example of a sampling error or a non-sampling error. 12% of all people are left handed. A researcher randomly selected 200 people and found that 16% of them were left handed. No mistakes were made in the data collection or data recording. The 4% difference is due to this.

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Angelica Pittman

10 October, 08:11

Determine whether the following is an example of a sampling error or a non-sampling error. 12% of all people are left handed. A researcher randomly selected 200 people and found that 16% of them were left handed. No mistakes were made in the data collection or data recording. The 4% difference is due to this.

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Jaiden Hendricks · Answer 1

Sampling Error

Step-by-step explanation:

When the researcher randomly selected 200 people, he is creating an sample or subset from the population, that would be all the people in the earth. The error obtained was product of the fact that the analysis he made was estimated from the sample and not the whole population. There is no other mentioned factor that could cause an error, so the answer would be a sampling Error.