Sampling procedure created a biased sample

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Ann's Facebook page has 198,400 Likes. A survey was posted on Ann's Facebook page about whether people who Liked the page would by an ebook authored by her. Assume that the truth is 5% would buy.

a) What is the probability that a survey of 250 respondents would indicate 5% or more would buy an ebook?

b) Is it likely that the sampling procedure created a biased sample? Discuss, including suggestions for improvement if appropriate.

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