A polling company is gathering data on an upcoming presidential election in the United States. To try to predict who would win the election, the company had its employees call 1,000 people in New Hampshire and ask which candidate they preferred. From this data, they announced that one candidate had a commanding lead in the national election. Which of the following correctly describes the polling company's sample?
should i pick c humm im not sure??

A. This method of sampling is neither biased nor unbiased.

B. This method of sampling is unbiased.

C. This method of sampl

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A polling company is gathering data on an upcoming presidential election in the United States. To try to predict who would win the election, the company had its employees call 1,000 people in New Hampshire and ask which candidate they preferred. From this data, they announced that one candidate had a commanding lead in the national election. Which of the following correctly describes the polling company's sample?  
 should i pick c humm im not sure??

  A.  This method of sampling is neither biased nor unbiased. 
 
  B.  This method of sampling is unbiased. 
 
  C.  This method of sampl

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C.  This method of sampling can be considered both biased and unbiased. 
 
  D.  This method of sampling is biased.