Suppose a recent issue of the campus newspaper reported a survey about students' attitudes toward proposed changes in the required curriculum. Which of the following would you need to focus on most to decide whether the survey results reported in the paper can be generalized to the entire population of students?

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Charity Woods

Social Studies

22 December, 11:19

Suppose a recent issue of the campus newspaper reported a survey about students' attitudes toward proposed changes in the required curriculum. Which of the following would you need to focus on most to decide whether the survey results reported in the paper can be generalized to the entire population of students?

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Laurel Steele · Answer 1

Representativeness of the sample

Explanation:

Meaning that the sample is really one that accurately represents, or reflects the entire population of students. There are many ways to evaluate and it all depends on how detailed you want to be. Here are some ways to evaluate it in this case:

gender age socioeconomic status personality grade