Which of these statements illustrates the limitations of statistics in social scientific inquiry?
A) Statistical analysis cannot help generate empirical generalizations.
B) Theories can be developed only prior to statistical analysis.
C) Sophisticated statistical analyses cannot fix poorly conceived study designs.
D) Statistical analysis is useless if we want to summarize ordinal-level variables.

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Sophisticated statistical analyses cannot compensate for flaws in study design, such as biased sampling or poorly defined variables, which can lead to invalid conclusions.

Which of These Statements Illustrates the Limitations of Statistics in Social