The magazine Desperate Wives publishes a survey of its female readers called "The Sex Life of the American Wife." It reports that 87 percent of all wives like to make love in rubber boots. The critical flaw in this research would be __________
a) the fact that the sample is not representative of American wives.
b) the fact that a psychological test, rather than a survey, should have been given.
c) the fact that rubber boots are not equally available in all regions of the country.
d) the fact that making love has not been operationally defined.
a
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