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Acknowledge that certain sampling techniques may introduce bias, such as selecting the first 10 individuals arriving at school for a transport survey.

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Acknowledge that certain sampling techniques may introduce bias, such as selecting the first 10 individuals arriving at school for a transport survey

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You need to be able to acknowledge that certain sampling techniques may introduce bias, such as selecting the first 10 individuals arriving at school for a transport survey.
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Transport Survey Sampling

A survey is conducted to understand the transport preferences of students at a school. The first 10 students arriving at school are selected for the survey.

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Comment on the potential bias introduced by this sampling method.
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