If we conduct a research study using a sample of 14- to 16-year old adolescents attending school in ethnically-diverse middle class communities, we could correctly generalize our results to
A) all adolescents between the ages of 14 to 16.
B) all middle class adolescents.
C) all middle class adolescents between the ages of 14 to 16.
D) adolescents who have characteristics similar to those of the sample.

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We cannot generalize the results to all adolescents between the ages of 14 to 16, as the sample only included those attending school in ethnically-diverse middle-class communities. We also cannot generalize the results to all middle class adolescents, as the sample was only drawn from a specific type of middle-class community. However, we can generalize the results to adolescents who have characteristics similar to those of the sample, such as attending school in ethnically-diverse middle-class communities.

If We Conduct a Research Study Using a Sample of 14-