Which of the following participant samples would most likely generalize to the population of teenage American girls?
A)75 girls aged 13-18, randomly sampled from multiple sites across the country
B)All 500 of the girls at a single high school
C)200 girls recruited from Girl Scout troops across the country
D)50 after-school female volunteers who were available to participate in the research easily

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Randomly sampling from multiple sites across the country ensures that the sample is diverse and representative of the population of teenage American girls, whereas the other options have limited or biased samples.

Which of the Following Participant Samples Would Most Likely Generalize