Researchers rarely have access to entire populations.How do researchers resolve this limitation?
A) They do not need to resolve this; it is not a limitation at all.
B) They record data from an entire population of people to make inferences concerning characteristics in a sample.
C) They record data from as many persons in a population as possible to draw conclusions concerning only those individuals.
D) They record data from a sample of people in the larger population in order to make inferences concerning characteristics in that larger population.

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Researchers use samples to draw conclusions about a larger population. By collecting data from a smaller group of individuals, they can make inferences about the characteristics of the larger population. This allows researchers to generalize their findings and make predictions about the larger group. While they may not have access to the entire population, sampling techniques can help ensure that the sample is representative of the larger group.

Researchers Rarely Have Access to Entire Populations