A women's advocacy group believes that there is gender discrimination in the financial services industry.One member of the group, a financial analyst, offers to survey a sample of women at her company about this issue.Which of the following statements is true about the proposed study?
A)It involves a stratified sample that is representative of the population.
B)It involves a simple random sample that is representative of the population.
C)It involves a convenience sample and may not be representative of the population.
D)It will result in unbiased data.
E)It involves taking a census of the target population.

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The proposed study involves a convenience sample because it only surveys women at one company, which may not be representative of the entire financial services industry. This could introduce bias and limit the generalizability of the findings.

A Women's Advocacy Group Believes That There Is Gender Discrimination