Multiple Choice
A researcher is getting ready to gather data from a nationally representative sample of 5,000 Americans on their attitudes toward voting in local elections.In order to make sure our measures are reliable,we might gather a random sample of 100 Americans and test the study.What would we call this preliminary study?
A) a test-retest
B) a reliability test
C) a sample population
D) a pilot study
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