In survey research, a sample should
A. include the entire population in question.
B. include anyone who will agree to talk with the researcher.
C. not be randomly selected.
D. be constituted so that valid inferences about the larger population can be made.
E. be invariant.
D
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a. the appearance of the first permanent teeth b. the appearance of the last permanent teeth c. rapid development d. puberty
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a. It does not actually exist, so there is nothing tangible to study. b. It cannot be approached through a scientific point of view and is not a subject for scientists. c. It is so varied that there is no way to fully understand another religion. d. It is embedded in the total social structure and difficult to distinguish. e. So much of religion occurs within the individual that it cannot be studied as a single phenomenon.
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