Sherry Conducts In-Depth Interviews About How Campers Adjust to Rainy

question 50

Multiple Choice

Sherry conducts in-depth interviews about how campers adjust to rainy conditions.Her sample was not based on a probability sample;therefore,she CANNOT know

• A)what campers actually do;she only knows what they say they do.
• B)the true thoughts and feelings of the campers.
• C)whether her findings are true of all campers.
• D)whether a focus group approach would have yielded different findings.

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