University staff announce that 90 per cent of the student body support starting a football team.The sample consisted of 200 students who returned a survey that appeared in the campus newspaper.On the basis of this information, one could question the study with regard to

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The study's generalisability or external validity can be questioned as the sample size is small (only 200 students) and it is unclear whether this sample is representative of the entire student population. Therefore, it is questionable whether the reported 90% support for a football team would be true for the entire student population or if it's just limited to the sample.

University Staff Announce That 90 Per Cent of the Student