John Is the Manager at a Fast Food Restaurant and Would

Multiple Choice

John is the manager at a fast food restaurant and would like to determine the average number of cars waiting for their order in the drive-through line during his hours of operation. Every day at noontime, he counts the number of cars in the drive-through. Because of the lunchtime traffic, his survey overestimates the actual average throughout the day. This error is due to

A) sampling error.
B) nonsampling error.
C) periodicity.
D) nonprobability error.