A random sample of people is chosen to participate in a survey. For the survey results to be considered valid, which must be true of the random sample?

For survey results to be valid, the sample should reflect the important characteristics of the target population. A random sample helps reduce selection bias, but it is useful only if it represents the group the survey is intended to describe. It does not need to be separate from, or as large as, the entire population.

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