55. Contradicting Ann Landers. “If you had to do it over again, would you have children?” This is the question that advice columnist Ann Landers once asked her readers. It turns out that nearly 70% of the 10,000 responses she received were “No.” A professional poll by Newsday found that 91% of respondents would have children again. Explain the apparent contradiction between these two surveys using what you have learned in this section.
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Answers will vary. For instance, the poll by Ann Landers was extremely biased. Only people who read the Ann Landers column and felt strongly about the poll responded to this poll. The Newsday poll was done professionally, and therefore the sample used was more likely to be representative of the population.