Question
A shoe manufacturer that exclusively makes leather shoes finds a study that shows 3 out of 10 people buy nylon shoes. The study was funded by a nylon producing company. What is the problem with this study?
1)correlation and casualty
2)missing data
3)voluntary response
4) self interest
1)correlation and casualty
2)missing data
3)voluntary response
4) self interest
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The problem with the study is **4) self interest**. Since the study was funded by a nylon producing company, there may be a bias in the results or methodology to favor nylon shoes over leather shoes. This can lead to questions about the objectivity and reliability of the findings.