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The expert determines if sampling errors can be completely eliminated by taking larger sample sizes.

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Normally if we have a large population, it is often too time consuming and expensive to poll every single person in the population. The logical solution would be to pull a random sample of people from the population and include them in your research.

Now, the act of pulling a random sample of people will hopefully produce results that mimic the population, which is what ...

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