A researcher interested in the health problems of people with schizophrenia interviews only those people diagnosed with the disorder who are in an inpatient facility. The most glaring weakness in this study is ________
A) the absence of correlational statistics.
B) the failure to use DSM-5 criteria for health problems.
C) having an inappropriate control group.
D) nonrepresentative sampling.

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The most glaring weakness in this study is the nonrepresentative sampling, as it only includes individuals in an inpatient facility, which may not be a representative sample of all individuals with schizophrenia.

A Researcher Interested in the Health Problems of People with Schizophrenia