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Polling Validity and Representative Samples

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Juan wants to determine the opinion of the college student population regarding the use of student loans to finance higher education. To do so, he surveys eight of his closest friends on the topic. Are the results of this poll valid?
A

No, because he did not select a representative sample.

B

Yes, because his friends are college students.

C

No, because he did not survey every student at the college.

D

No, because the sample size was too large.

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