The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 8 - Producing Data: Sampling - Apply Your Knowledge - Page 218: 8.15b

Answer

It is lower because people who spend more time with NPR are more likely to respond, and thus, sample will contain more people who spent time with NPR than usual, which causes the sample proportion to be overestimated.

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It is lower because people who spend more time with NPR are more likely to respond, and thus, sample will contain more people who spent time with NPR than usual, which causes the sample proportion to be overestimated.
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