A television news programme conducts a poll in which it asks viewers to phone in and express their views about the current government environmental policy.The results of the survey show that 19% of the 6,000 viewers who ring in support the policy.Which of the following statements is true?
A)The results of this study can only be generalized to people who watch news programmes.
B)The results of this study can only be generalized to people who own a television.
C)The results of this study can only be generalized to people who care about the death penalty.
D)The results of this study can only be generalized to people who do not support the government.
E)None of the above.

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The survey's methodology, which involves self-selection by viewers who choose to phone in, limits the generalizability of the results. It does not specifically allow for generalization to broader groups such as all news watchers, TV owners, or those with specific views on unrelated topics like the death penalty or government support.

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