I surveyed 48 randomly-selected residents of the apartment complex where I live to determine their voting habits. I can only use this information to generalize to all the residents if
a. there is evidence of a normal population distribution.
b. the 48 residents all have the same voting habits.
c. the 48 residents are equally divided in their voting habits.
d. the sample distribution is not normal in shape.
ANSWER: a
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