If a group of sociologists is interested in studying college students' attitudes toward the U.S.Congress,they will need to gather responses to a survey.However,it is not possible for the research group to ask all college students what they think.In order to generate a set of meaningful responses,the research group will have to design a survey that is based on a:
A)voluntary response sample
B)representative sample
C)full population
D)sampling frame
E)probability sample

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A representative sample would be the best choice as it allows the research group to gather responses from a smaller group of students that accurately reflects the larger population of college students in terms of characteristics such as age, gender, ethnicity, etc. This will help ensure that the survey results are generalizable and not biased. The other choices, such as voluntary response sample or full population, may result in biased or incomplete data. A sampling frame is a list of potential survey respondents, while a probability sample is a type of representative sample that uses a random selection process.

If a Group of Sociologists Is Interested in Studying College