Based on data from questionnaires that were returned by one-fourth of the teachers in the county, a researcher concluded that 90% of teachers did not favor incorporating computers into the classroom curriculum. Is the conclusion valid?
a) Yes, because the questionnaires were sent to all teachers.
b) No, because the questionnaire is unreliable as a method of data collection.
c) Yes, because 90% of the teachers is a large percentage of the teachers in the county.
d) No, because the results were drawn from a potentially biased sample.
d
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