A Sociologist Studying Freshmen at a Major University Carried Out

question 11

Multiple Choice

A sociologist studying freshmen at a major university carried out a survey, asking (among other questions) how often students went out per week, how many hours they studied per day, and how many hours they slept at night. A random sample allows which tool to be used for trustworthy inference?

• A)the laws of probability
• B)the laws of correct surveys
• C)the laws of generality
• D)All of the answer options are correct.

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