A survey researcher chose to administer a survey using the Internet.This sample likely overrepresents people who own a computer and underrepresents people who don't own a computer.This problem in the researcher's survey is best described as
A) low response rate.
B) a stratified sample.
C) selection bias.
D) a spurious relationship.

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The problem with the survey is selection bias because it is only reaching people who have access to the Internet and own a computer, excluding those who do not have these resources. This could potentially skew the results of the survey and not accurately represent the population.

A Survey Researcher Chose to Administer a Survey Using the Internet.This