Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the relationship between sample size and the sample representativeness?
a. There is a high relationship between the size of a sample and the representativeness of the population from which it is drawn.
b. There is no relation between the size of a sample and the representativeness of the population from which it is drawn.
c. You cannot have a representative sample unless the sample size is equal to or exceeds 10 percent of the population.
d. Sample size determines representativeness but only if the sample plan is a probability sampling plan.
e. Sample size determines representativeness but only if the sample plan is a nonprobability sampling plan.
Answer: b. There is no relation between the size of a sample and the representativeness of the population from which it is drawn.