Dr. Davis wants to study the TV viewing habits of elementary school children. He selects 50 children from local schools to participate in his research. These groups of students would be considered the
a. population. c. representative group.
b. sample. d. none of these.
B
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a) external; external, too b) external; internal c) internal; external d) internal; internal, too
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A) rural B) high-SES C) low-SES D) middle-SES
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