Dr. Wiseman wants to know about the alcohol consumption patterns among college juniors in the United States. He should ________.

A) give the survey to every college junior in the country
B) remember that sample size is the most critical factor in survey research
C) require students' names on each survey to avoid the tendency to lie
D) draw a representative sample among college juniors

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Sherigay Rhooms · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  It would be impractical and unrealistic to give the survey to every college junior in the country, so drawing a representative sample among college juniors would be the best option to ensure the results are generalizable to the population of college juniors in the US. A larger sample size is generally better, but it is not the most critical factor in survey research. Requiring students' names on the survey may increase social desirability bias and thus decrease the accuracy of the data.

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