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Nursing school graduates from Fairview University earn on average $33,456\$ 33,456. Explain why the claims of these studies might be suspect.

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The sample used in the study might be suspect because:

  • the size of the sample might not be large enough (the number of nursing school graduates who were interviewed might be small);

  • the way the sample was selected might not contain people of different ages, socioeconomic background, geographic area.

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