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Manfred Wimblebottom runs a nationwide chain of upscale hotels for the rich and the even richer. In order to decide what kind of clothes he should sell in the gift shop, he wishes to interview 100 random people at one of his hotels about their favorite brand of clothing. However, he decides the survey would not represent the total population and cancels it altogether. Which of the following factors is most likely the reason for the data's unreliability?

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