The Most Generalizable Findings Are Most Likely to Be Found

question 64

Multiple Choice

The most generalizable findings are most likely to be found in a survey with

• A) a representative sample.
• B) 2,000 rather than 10,000 people in the study.
• C) questionnaires that gather data analyzable using computers.
• D) fewer questions, thereby producing less data points.

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Definitions:

Significant Figures

Significant figures are the digits in a number that carry meaningful contributions to its measurement accuracy, including all the non-zero digits, zeroes between significant digits, and trailing zeros in a decimal.

Mass

A property of a physical body, indicating the amount of matter it contains and a measure of its resistance to acceleration when a force is applied.

Physical Change

Changes affecting the form of a chemical substance, but not its chemical composition, such as melting or freezing.

Chemical Change

A process where substances interact to form one or more new substances with different chemical and physical properties.