How Could a Nurse Researcher's Use of a Homogeneous Sample

question 28

Multiple Choice

How could a nurse researcher's use of a homogeneous sample weaken a research study?

• A) By decreasing the reliability of the findings
• B) By decreasing the generalizability of the findings
• C) By increasing the number of subjects needed to reach statistical significance
• D) By increasing the risk that the findings were the result of chance alone

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