Which of the following is not a form of bias?
A) Portions of the population are excluded from the sample.
B) Information from the sample is typical of information in the population.
C) Information from the sample overemphasizes a particular stratum of the population.
D) Those responding to a survey or poll differ systematically from the nonrespondents.

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Option B is not a form of bias, as it is actually the goal of statistical sampling to obtain representative information from the sample that reflects the patterns in the population. Options A, C, and D are all forms of bias because they involve systematic errors in the sampling process that may distort the results and make them less representative of the population as a whole.

Which of the Following Is Not a Form of Bias