Question

Tabitha is gathering a particular species of plant to test for its resistance to pesticides. She decides to select her test plants from one side of a highway.

Which type of procedural error is being described?

experimental design

selection bias

human error

Answer 1

Answer:

selection bias

Explanation:

Selection bias is a systematic error that would occur due to improper randomization of a sample while collecting. This leads to some members of the population to be less likely to be included than others. Only plants from one side of the highway will be tested.

Answer 2

Answer: selection bias

Explanation: edg 2020