In june 2008, parade magazine posed the following question: "should drivers be banned from using all cell phones? " readers were encouraged to vote online at parade. com. the july 13, 2008, issue of parade reported the results: 2407 (85%) said "yes" and 410 (15%) said "no." explain why this sampling method is biased. is 85% probably higher or lower than the true percent of all adults who believe that cell phone use while driving should be banned? why?

Ascientist studied a population of workers to determine whether verbal praise and/or tangible rewards affect employee productivity. in the study, some workers were offered verbal praise, some were offered tangible rewards (gift cards, presents, and some were offered neither. the productivity of each participant was measured throughout the study by recording the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. which inference might the scientists make based on the given information? a.) the number of daily tasks completed by each employee may influence the dependent variable, which is whether the employee receives verbal praise, tangible rewards, or neither. b.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the independent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. c.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the dependent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. d.) the dependent variables, which are verbal praise and tangible rewards, may influence the number of daily tasks completed by each employee.