All survey results do not automatically apply to the larger population. If you need to
generalize the findings of your research to the larger population, you will ideally have a
representative sample. For example, if 50% of parents in your community are Caucasian, 25%
are African-American, and 25% are Latino/a, then ideally, 50% of your survey respondents will
be Caucasian, 25% African-American, and 25% Latino/a parents.