Question

Representative samples (like gallup polls) are important to family survey research because the results can be ________ to the national population of the sample?

Answer 1

These samples are important because survey results can be generalized to the national population. Generalization is when something is concluded about a larger population from data from a smaller population of results. For example, something like the Gallup poll might ask a pool of people how they feel a president is doing, take those results, and apply it to the entire population of the country.