A watchdog group is investigating how people are treated during the foreclosure process. Surveys were mailed to a random sample of 300 people who had recently been threatened with foreclosure.
75 of the surveys were returned by the postal service because the intended recipients had moved
And left no forwarding address. What type of problem has occurred?
A) measurement error
B) nonresponse bias
C) selection bias

Question

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Nonresponse bias occurs when a significant portion of the sampled individuals do not respond, potentially leading to unrepresentative results. In this case, the surveys returned due to recipients moving without a forwarding address contribute to nonresponse bias.

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