Suppose a poll is taken to determine voter attitude about increasing the state income tax in exchange for increased social services (including welfare). If the poll is confined primarily to the poorer neighborhoods of the state, what results can be expected?
A) The poll would be biased against an increase in the state income tax.
B) The people interviewed would not be candid with their answers.
C) The people would refuse to speak to the interviewer.
D) The poll would be biased in favor of increased social services.
E) The responses would accurately reflect the opinion of the state's population.

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Conducting a poll primarily in poorer neighborhoods is likely to result in a sample that is not representative of the entire state's population. People in poorer neighborhoods may be more in favor of increased social services, potentially funded by higher state income taxes, due to the direct benefits they might receive. This would lead to a bias in the poll's results towards favoring increased social services.

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