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.
Yes, there is a bias in this sampling method as the researcher is only interviewing people leaving a restaurant. This method would likely overrepresent individuals who go out to eat frequently and may not capture information about those who eat at home more often. As a result, the data collected may not accurately reflect the entire population of the town and could lead to a skewed decision about opening a franchise in the area. It would be more representative to survey a random sample of the town's residents, rather than only those leaving a restaurant.
