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vdc5150
Aug 24, 2012, 12:11 AM
An author wrote a book about churches and charity work. Her conclusions were based on 5,617 replies received after mailing 141,566 questionnaires.

Are her conclusions likelty to be valid in the sense that they can be applied to the general population? Wh or why not?

A) Yes, the number were precise.

B) No, it was a voluntary response sample.

C) Yes, enough responses were received to make valid conclusions.

D) No, not enough responses were received to make valid conclusions.

Curlyben
Aug 24, 2012, 12:25 AM
What do YOU think ?

joypulv
Aug 24, 2012, 12:31 AM
One of those answers pops right out at me, but I hesitate to tell you, because we aren't here to DO your homework, just HELP with it. So what do you think is the answer and why?