A study of people in an internet chat room dedicated to an unusual interest such as Ming dynasty pottery or buffalo nickels

A) is using a random sample of the population
B) is a field experiment
C) is an example of overstating results
D) could be unreliable since the participants aren't necessarily who they say they are


Answer: D

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