Dr.Barnes is interested in the sexual behavior of middle-aged adults.She goes to a large corporation and collects data on all clerical workers who meet this criterion.Dr.Barnes calls her study "The Sexual Behavior of Middle-Aged American Workers." Dr.Barnes could be criticized on the grounds that

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Dr. Barnes' study may be criticized on the grounds that the findings are not based on a representative sample. She only collected data from clerical workers in one large corporation, which may not be representative of middle-aged adults in general. Her findings cannot be generalized to the entire population of middle-aged American workers.

DrBarnes Is Interested in the Sexual Behavior of Middle-Aged Adults