To estimate the prevalence of illegal drug use in a certain high school, the principal interviewed a simple random sample of 100 students and asked them about their drug use. Five percent of the students acknowledged using illegal drugs. What bias?

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8 March, 19:37

To estimate the prevalence of illegal drug use in a certain high school, the principal interviewed a simple random sample of 100 students and asked them about their drug use. Five percent of the students acknowledged using illegal drugs. What bias?

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Leslie Marquez · Answer 1

Answer: Social desirability bias

Explanation:

Social desirability bias is the response gotten from a survey for individuals to answer questions in a way it would be viewed favourable by other people. This was what the principal was doing to estimate the prevalence of illegal drug use.