Based on the results of a representative sample of students at his high school,Jack claims that "the majority of high school students today believe premarital sex is wrong." Jack may be "speaking beyond his data" because the results he obtained may not easily translate to the attitudes of other high school students across the United States.This concern addresses the study's:
A) validity.
B) generalizability.
C) reliability.
D) reflexivity.

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Generalizability refers to the extent to which the findings of a study can be applied to a larger population beyond the sample studied. In this case, the concern is that the sample of students may not be representative of high school students across the United States, which could limit the generalizability of the findings. Validity refers to the accuracy and soundness of the study's methodology and results, reliability refers to the consistency of results over time and across different research methods, and reflexivity refers to the researcher's awareness of their own biases and assumptions. While these factors are important for evaluating the quality of research, they are not directly relevant to the issue of generalizability raised by Jack's claim.

Based on the Results of a Representative Sample of Students