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Alex is conducting a survey for a car company. She decides to start by interviewing some people in her neighborhood. She prepares a questionnaire and emails it to 50 neighbors who own cars. Of those n

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Alex is conducting a survey for a car company. She decides to start by interviewing some people in her neighborhood. She prepares a questionnaire and emails it to 50 neighbors who own cars. Of those neighbors, 24 respond. Why is this sample likely to be biased?

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