Whenever the sampling error is consistently in one direction, the result is
A) a negative sampling error
B) a positive sampling error
C) a population exclusion
D) bias

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Whenever the sampling error consistently favors either an over- or under-representation of a certain segment of a population, such as age or gender, it results in bias. The other options are not accurate descriptions of this scenario.

Whenever the Sampling Error Is Consistently in One Direction, the Result