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Elaine conducts a psychology honors project to test the hypothesis that having greater social support is associated with greater academic success. She asks everyone living in her dormitory to fill out a questionnaire. Elaine should be aware that her data may not be representative of all college students because her research was based on:oTopic: n/aoa. a convenience sample.b. the population.c. a random sample.d. random assignment.

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Answer:

a. a convenience sample

Explanation:

Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that Elaine should be aware of this due to the fact that her research was based on a convenience sample. This is a type of sampling method where the samples originate from the individuals in a population that were the easiest to contact or reach. Therefore it may not represent the population as a whole or in this case all of the college students.

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