Essentials of Statistics (5th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-32192-459-2
ISBN 13: 978-0-32192-459-9

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Statistics - Review - Review Exercises - Page 36: 3

Answer

The results may not be entirely accurate since the sample is a voluntary response sample.

Work Step by Step

Since the users decided whether or not to answer the survey, only those with strong opinions regarding credit card purchases will most likely care enough to answer. Therefore, the survey is not representative of the entire population.
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