One researcher gathered a small sample from high school students from one school and generalized his results to the entire high school body of that school. Depending on the quality of the sample, the ______ may be compromised.
A) cross-population generalizability
B) sample reliability
C) sample generalizability
D) internal validity

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The term "sample generalizability" refers to the extent to which findings from a sample can be generalized or applied to the larger population from which the sample was drawn. In this case, generalizing results from a small sample of high school students to the entire high school body concerns the sample's representativeness and thus its generalizability.

One Researcher Gathered a Small Sample from High School Students