A researcher wants to investigate the response of students on a university campus to a plan to turn a grassy area into a parking lot. She plans to give a questionnaire to a random sample of students. It is likely that:
A) her results would generalize to the population of interest to her
B) she would not be able to generalize her results because she is using a convenience sample
C) if she repeated the study with another random sample, she would get very different results
D) her findings are not representative of the attitudes of students on the campus

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By using a random sample, the researcher is increasing the likelihood that her results will generalize to the population of interest, which in this case is the students on the university campus. A random sample helps to reduce bias and ensure that the sample is representative of the population.

A Researcher Wants to Investigate the Response of Students on a University