Advice columnists respond to only a fraction of the letters they receive.If a researcher were to analyze only the columnists' printed letters to describe the everyday problems people face,which problem likely will affect the researcher's findings?
A) selective survival
B) selective deposit
C) spurious relationship
D) situation sampling

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This phenomenon occurs when only a portion of the total population is available for analysis, which can result in biased or inaccurate findings. In the case of the advice columnists, only a fraction of the letters are actually responded to and printed, so the researchers may be missing out on a significant portion of letters and issues that people face. Therefore, the researcher's findings may not accurately represent the everyday problems people face due to selective survival.

Advice Columnists Respond to Only a Fraction of the Letters