Why Is a Representative Sample Desirable

question 37

Multiple Choice

Why is a representative sample desirable?

• A) Such samples are random.
• B) Hypotheses can only be tested on representative samples.
• C) Only representative samples yield meaningful results.
• D) The more representative a sample is, the more generalizable the data.

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