If a small sample of a larger population is statistically representative, then why don’t researchers only sample small groups?

What will be an ideal response?


While a small sample is representative of a larger population, the more people sampled, the less room for error and increases reliability.

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Many students with learning disabilities and related mild disabilities have characteristics of passive and dependent

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What was the average human life span in the United States in 1900 was about

A) 67 years B) 47 years C) 57 years D) 37 years

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