Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A):Surveys conducted over the Internet have witnessed a huge growth since the late 1990s.
Reason (R):Internet users always constitute an unbiased sample of the population.
ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is correct but R is not correct ✓ Correct
DA is not correct but R is correct
Correct answer: (C) A is correct but R is not correct
Explanation
Internet surveys have grown rapidly since the late 1990s, making the assertion accurate.
The reason wrongly claims that internet users always form an unbiased sample.
Online populations differ systematically from non-users, producing coverage bias.
Web respondents are usually self-selected, resembling a convenience sample.
A true statement paired with a false one cannot form a valid explanation.
Nonresponse and unequal access further reduce representativeness in online data.
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