Norah,a social psychologist,conducts research on a sample of 100 high school students.The sample is collected from the three high schools in Norah's hometown.She observes that the high school students who participate in extracurricular activities get higher test grades than those students who do not participate in those activities.Norah writes a paper that concludes that all American high school students involved in extracurricular activities are better academic performers.Which of the following is the most likely reason that her research paper is NOT published?

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The main issue with Norah's study is that the sample is not representative of the population, as it only includes students from her hometown and three high schools. This limits the generalizability of her findings to all American high school students. The other options are not relevant to the issues with the study.

Norah,a Social Psychologist,conducts Research on a Sample of 100 High