More than75%of Americans answer yes whenasked,"Do you favor cracking down against illegal gunsales?"but more than75%say no whenasked,"Would you favor a law giving police the power to decide who may own afirearm?"

a.Which statistic would someone who opposes gun control prefer toquote?

b.Explain what is wrong with the wording of each of these statements.

Which statistic would someone who opposes gun control prefer toquote?

A.

Someone who opposes gun control would quote the second statement as it shows the majority of the sample against a change to gun control.

B.

Someone who opposes gun control would quote the first statement as it shows the majority of the sample in favor of a change to gun control.

C.

Someone who opposes gun control would quote the second statement as it shows the majority of the sample in favor of a change to gun control.

D.

Someone who opposes gun control would quote the first statement as it shows the majority of the sample against a change to gun control.

b.Explain what is wrong with the wording of each of these statements.

A.

Both statements are worded in a way that leads the participants to answer a certain way. This could cause nonresponse bias.

B.

The first statement would not include responses from policeofficers,which could cause nonresponse bias. The second statement is biased towards policeofficers,which could cause sampling bias.

C.

Both statements are worded in a way that leads the participants to answer a certain way. This could cause response bias.

D.

The second statement would not include responses from policeofficers,which could cause response bias. The first statement is biased towards policeofficers,which could cause sampling bias.