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Suppose a population contains 20,000 people. All else being equal, a study based on a population sample that includes which of the following numbers of respondents would be the most reliable? A.2000 B.2 C.200 D.20

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A.2000

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User Hugeen
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A. 2000 would probably be the most reliable, since a larger sample size reduces the chance of outliers skewing the data.
In general, larger sample sizes yield more reliable results
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