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| *A sampling plan does which of the following (p. 163)? |
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| Both a and c (a.Justifies the choices researchers make as they collect data; c.Outlines where the data will come from.) |
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| *When making an inference, a researcher is doing which of the following (p. 164)? |
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| a. Claiming that what holds true for the sample is likely true for the population from which the sample was drawn. |
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| *The decision to sample is based primarily on (pp. 165-166) |
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| c.Feasibility of the research relative to the size of the population. |
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| *Which of the following best describes a sampling frame (pp. 166-167)? |
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| b. A list of all the elements in a population from which the sample is selected. |
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| *If the sampling procedure you are using results in every element in the sampling unit having a known chance of being selected, then you are using which of the following (p. 167)? |
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| *A nonprobability sample is a procedure in which (p. 168) |
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| b. All the elements in the population have an unknown and usually different chance of being included in the sample. |
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| *A researcher selects the most available elements to be included in a sample. The sampling method being used here is (p. 178) |
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| *In which of the following sampling methods does increasing the sample size allow the researcher to claim greater representation to the population (p. 179)? |
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| *Sampling error is defined as (p. 179) |
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| b. The degree of difference between the sample and the population from which it was drawn. |
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| *Which of the following should be considered when determining sample size (pp. 180-183)? |
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| d. All of the above.(a.The number of variables the researcher is interested in; b.The expected level of respondent attrition; c.The variability of the population.) |
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