A representative sample is a:
A) group of participants that closely parallels the larger group to be studied on all relevant characteristics, such as age, sex, and race.
B) sample questionnaire that represents the most likely set of survey responses.
C) small group of volunteers who try to predict the survey results.
D) list of all the possible questions that might be represented on the final survey.

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A representative sample is a subset of the larger population that closely resembles the characteristics of the overall population being studied. This helps to ensure that the findings from the study can be generalized to the larger population.

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