Identify at least one potential source of bias in the claim below. Explain why the bias would or would not affect a reader's view of the claim. Based on a research center survey of 35,000 American adults, the percentages of four-year college degree holders among Hindus, atheists, Muslims, Catholics, and all American adults are 77%, 43%, 39%, 27%, and 26%, respectively.

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Nichols

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3 October, 14:23

Identify at least one potential source of bias in the claim below. Explain why the bias would or would not affect a reader's view of the claim. Based on a research center survey of 35,000 American adults, the percentages of four-year college degree holders among Hindus, atheists, Muslims, Catholics, and all American adults are 77%, 43%, 39%, 27%, and 26%, respectively.

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The measurements given on the all American adults could produce a bias as it is supposed that this study aims at focusing on Education and religion in all American adults. This adults comprises of all the above mentioned religions among others.

Thus taking measurements on all american adults again among the other religions will produce a bias as among these percent, there would be individuals that belong to any of those religions producing a bias in the survey.