A local television station conducts what they refer to as "surveys," in which they ask viewers to call in their opinions to various topics

These "surveys" are not considered a scientific poll because the television station
a. does not allow subjects to e-mail their responses.
b. is using a biased sample.
c. limits the response to only 20 minutes.
d. does not separate the responses according to gender or race.

ANSWER: b

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