Norah,a Social Psychologist,conducts Research on a Sample of 100 High

question 57

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Norah,a social psychologist,conducts research on a sample of 100 high school students.The sample is collected from the three high schools in Norah's hometown.She observes that the high school students who participate in extracurricular activities get higher test grades than those students who do not participate in those activities.Norah writes a paper that concludes that all American high school students involved in extracurricular activities are better academic performers.Which of the following is the most likely reason that her research paper is NOT published?

• A)The sample of her study is not representative of the population.
• B)The research is subjected to random sampling.
• C)The research is subjected to the research participants' bias.
• D)The sample size is too big.