A restaurant chain’s owners are trying to decide if they want to open up a franchise in your town. To help them decide, they want to find out how often people in your town go out to eat. A researcher interviews people leaving a local restaurant. Is there a bias in this sampling method? Explain in 2-3 sentences.
Yes, there is a bias in this sampling method. By only interviewing people leaving a local restaurant, the researcher is only capturing the opinions of people who eat out frequently. This may not be representative of the entire population in the town, as there could be a significant portion of people who eat out infrequently or not at all.
