Question 1

A parameter refers to a measurement in a sample of a larger population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The local television station conducted a study of TV viewers in the local TV station's viewing region.A list of all residential customers who subscribed to cable TV was obtained from the cable company.The list had 20,000 households as subscribers.The TV station sampled every 40th household on the subscriber list.An interviewer visited each household and conducted the survey on viewing habits of household members.What is the sampling frame of the study?

Accepted Answer

A)  cable television viewers 
B)  all households in the community 
C)  all TV owners in the region 
D)  a list of all customers from the TV cable company 
E)  all Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) registrants 
A)  cable television viewers 
B)  all households in the community 
C)  all TV owners in the region 
D)  a list of all customers from the TV cable company 
E)  all Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) registrants

Question 3

A biased sample means

Accepted Answer

A)  it is a prejudiced sample. 
B)  it is a sample that is not representative of the population from which it is drawn. 
C)  that there is limited generalizability of results. 
D)  that it is both a prejudiced sample and there is limited generalizability of results. 
E)  none of these 
A)  it is a prejudiced sample. 
B)  it is a sample that is not representative of the population from which it is drawn. 
C)  that there is limited generalizability of results. 
D)  that it is both a prejudiced sample and there is limited generalizability of results. 
E)  none of these

Question 4

Which type of probability sampling procedure involves randomly selecting clusters from a population then randomly selecting elements from each of the clusters?

Accepted Answer

A)  cluster sample 
B)  multi-stage sample 
C)  quota sample 
D)  simple random sample 
E)  snowball sample 
A)  cluster sample 
B)  multi-stage sample 
C)  quota sample 
D)  simple random sample 
E)  snowball sample

Question 5

If you sample a population where every person has an equal chance of being selected,you have a probability sample.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In a probability sample,every element in the population has a(n)chance of being included in the sample.

Accepted Answer

A)  equal 
B)  different 
C)  weighted 
D)  unknowable 
E)  none of these 
A)  equal 
B)  different 
C)  weighted 
D)  unknowable 
E)  none of these

Question 7

If we make accommodations to oversample certain members of a sample,we are taking a cluster sample.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Snowball sampling techniques are useful when gaining access to groups that are harder to find.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A parameter refers to a measurement in a sample of a larger population.

A biased sample means

Which type of probability sampling procedure involves randomly selecting clusters from a population then randomly selecting elements from each of the clusters?

If you sample a population where every person has an equal chance of being selected,you have a probability sample.

In a probability sample,every element in the population has a(n)chance of being included in the sample.

If we make accommodations to oversample certain members of a sample,we are taking a cluster sample.

Snowball sampling techniques are useful when gaining access to groups that are harder to find.

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A parameter refers to a measurement in a sample of a larger population.

A biased sample means

Which type of probability sampling procedure involves randomly selecting clusters from a population then randomly selecting elements from each of the clusters?

If you sample a population where every person has an equal chance of being selected,you have a probability sample.

In a probability sample,every element in the population has a(n)chance of being included in the sample.

If we make accommodations to oversample certain members of a sample,we are taking a cluster sample.

Snowball sampling techniques are useful when gaining access to groups that are harder to find.

The Uses of Social Research

Theory and Research

Ethics and Social Research

Planning a Research Project

Measurement

Cross-Sectional, Longitudinal, and Case Study Designs

Experimental Research

Questionnaires and Structured Interviews

Qualitative Interviewing

Observational Techniques

Using Available Data

Content Analysis

Applied Social Research

Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis

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