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A new entertainment area is being proposed by a city. The city surveyed
1
,
000
people who would live closest to the new entertainment area.



Which statement about the sample is TRUE?



A.
The sample does not represent the population because it is not random. The survey results would be biased.

B.
The sample does not represent the population because it is not random. The survey results would be unbiased.

C.
The sample does represent the population because the sample is people who would live the closest. The survey results would be biased.

D.
The sample does represent the population because the sample is people who would live the closest. The survey results would be unbiased.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A.

The sample is not a random sample of the whole population — it selectively surveys those living closest to the development, who are likely to have different opinions (stronger for or against) than others — so the results would be biased and not representative.