A survey based on a random sample of 1000 students found that 1% of these students, when asked by the professor doing the survey, admitted to having cheated on at least one exam. The results of this study, if applied to all students in the university, are questionable because of
A) lack of accuracy.
B) selection bias.
C) nonresponse bias.
D) response bias.

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The results are questionable due to response bias, which occurs when the answers provided by respondents are systematically different from their true values, often because of the way questions are asked or the context in which they are asked. In this case, students might not admit to cheating when asked directly by a professor, leading to underreporting.

A Survey Based on a Random Sample of 1000 Students