Exam 11: Sampling: Design and Procedures

Which situation poses ethical concerns for the researcher in terms of preserving the anonymity of the respondents?

Quota sampling permits assessment of sampling error.

The major advantage of ________ is that it substantially increases the likelihood of locating the desired characteristic in the population.

The collection of elements or objects that possess the information sought by the researcher and about which inferences are to be made is a ________.

Every potential nonprobability sample needs to have the same probability of selection.

The efficiency of a probability sampling technique may be assessed by comparing it to that of ________.

The researcher has the ethical obligation to protect the identities of the respondents,even if it means limiting the level of sampling detail that is reported to the client and other parties.

Which statement is correct about defining the target population?

Decisions concerning whether to use a Bayesian or traditional sampling approach,to sample with or without replacement,and to use nonprobability or probability sampling pertain to which step in the sampling design process (Figure 11.1 in the text)?

________ is a form of convenience sampling in which the population elements are selected based on the judgment of the researcher.

Confidence intervals,which contain the true population value with a given level of certainty,can be calculated from nonprobability samples.

If the researcher is concerned about the number of variables,the nature of the analysis,and completion rates,then,he/she is at which stage of the sampling design process (Figure 11.1 in the text)?

The statistical distinction between sampling with replacement and sampling without replacement is important only when the sampling frame is not large compared to the sample size.

Which of the following is not a stage of cluster sampling?

The target population for the department store project was defined as "male or female head of household responsible for most of the shopping at department stores in metro Atlanta in Fall 2016." "Male or female head of household responsible for most of the shopping at department stores" is what part of the target population definition?

Stratified sampling differs from quota sampling in that the sample elements are selected probabilistically rather than based on convenience or judgment.

All of the following statements are true about snowball sampling except ________.

In simple random sampling,each element in the population has a known and equal probability of selection.

Which sampling technique can help the researcher estimate rare characteristics (Table 11.4 in the text)?

Which of the following conditions does not favor the use of a sample (Table 11.1 in the text)?