Which feature of Hofstede's work lends the study a great deal of validity?
A) It measured attitudes of IBM employees.
B) It measured attitudes of many successful people.
C) The survey was carried out in the 1970s.
D) It surveyed 116,000 people.
Answer: D
Explanation: The most compelling part of Hofstede's study was the enormous size of his sample. In general, the greater the sample size a statistical study has, the more confidence its interpreters have in its findings. In fact, being limited to IBM employees diminishes the study's credibility somewhat, as a more diverse group of people probably would have provided a more representative sampling. The fact that the study queried successful people and it took place in the 1970s lends it no extra credibility.
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