What type of research error would you expect from a public opinion poll about support for women in combat roles that sought responses only from female college students who described themselves as feminists?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Explain that polls rely on samples of the population (relatively small proportions of people) to represent the whole and that the quality of the sample is crucial for accurate public opinion polling.
2, Evaluate this example of a public opinion poll as violating proper sampling technique because it is not random. It does not account for other population groups whose opinions about the role of women in combat would vary from those of feminist female college students.
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