Question 1

When a sequence of elements in a list to be sampled varies in some regular, periodic fashion it is affected by

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A)  Randomness
B)  Biasocity
C)  Periodicity
D)  None of the above

Question 2

The list of all elements of a population from which a sample is actually selected is known as the

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A)  Sample frame
B)  Population
C)  Sampling unit
D)  Sampling interval

Question 3

What is the relationship between the desired sample, the obtained sample, the sampling frame, and sample quality?

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Some lessons are implicit in our evaluat...

Question 4

In availability sampling, elements are selected

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A)  Because they will be generalizable
B)  Because they are easy to find
C)  On the basis of naturally occurring aggregates of elements of the population
D)  Because they are in proportion to the population

Question 5

A variant of simple random sampling is where you would select the first element randomly, then

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A)  Every nth element thereafter
B)  Every fourth element thereafter
C)  Chosen based on a random selection method thereafter
D)  Chosen within an unknown interval

Question 6

The sampling method where elements are selected from strata in exact proportion to their representation in the population is

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A)  Stratified random sampling
B)  Systematic random sampling
C)  Proportionate stratified sampling
D)  Disproportionate stratified sampling

Question 7

When a conclusion based on a sample of a larger population holds true for that population is known as

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A)  Cross-population generalizability
B)  Sample generalizability
C)  Sampling error
D)  None of the above

Question 8

What are the circumstances that make sampling unnecessary? Why are those circumstances rare?

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Sampling is unnecessary if all the units...

Question 9

The individual entities of the population whose characteristics are to be measured are the

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A)  sample
B)  enumeration units
C)  target population
D)  elements

Question 10

If you complete a survey in a magazine entitled "What Do You Think About the Death Penalty for Teenagers? and mail it in to the publisher, you have participated in survey research

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A)  With a probability sample
B)  With an availability sample
C)  With a systematic random sample
D)  None of the above B

Question 11

In_ sampling, elements are selected often due to their unique position in a population.

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A)  Systematic
B)  Purposive
C)  Probability
D)  Stratified

Question 12

A researcher who draws conclusions about individual-level processes from group-level data is constructing

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A)  Reductionism
B)  An ecological fallacy
C)  An individual propensity fallacy
D)  A reductionist fallacy

Question 13

When the researcher can show that findings about one group holds true for another group, it has cross-population generalizability.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Because multistage cluster sampling requires less prior information about size of strata in the population it may be useful when

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A)  A sampling frame is not available
B)  There is no list available of a population to be studied
C)  The population is spread across a wide geographic area
D)  All of the above

Question 15

A common nonprobability sampling method is

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A)  Systematic sampling
B)  Snowball sampling
C)  Availability sampling
D)  Both B and C are nonprobability sampling methods

Question 16

Reductionism is an error in reasoning that occurs when incorrect conclusions about group-level processes are based on individual level data.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A random number table simplifies the process of choosing cases on the basis of

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A)  Chance
B)  A specified characteristic
C)  The size of the population
D)  A sampling interval A

Question 18

The cases about which measures actually are obtained in a sample are known as units of observation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The quality of a sample cannot be evaluated if it is unclear what population it is supposed to represent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The most important distinction made about samples is whether they are based on a _ or ___ sampling method

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A)  Haphazard; Ineligible
B)  Probability; Nonprobability
C)  Realistic; Unrealistic
D)  Biased; Unbiased B

Exam 5: Sampling

When a sequence of elements in a list to be sampled varies in some regular, periodic fashion it is affected by

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The list of all elements of a population from which a sample is actually selected is known as the

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What is the relationship between the desired sample, the obtained sample, the sampling frame, and sample quality?

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In availability sampling, elements are selected

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A variant of simple random sampling is where you would select the first element randomly, then

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The sampling method where elements are selected from strata in exact proportion to their representation in the population is

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When a conclusion based on a sample of a larger population holds true for that population is known as

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What are the circumstances that make sampling unnecessary? Why are those circumstances rare?

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The individual entities of the population whose characteristics are to be measured are the

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If you complete a survey in a magazine entitled "What Do You Think About the Death Penalty for Teenagers? and mail it in to the publisher, you have participated in survey research

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In_ sampling, elements are selected often due to their unique position in a population.

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A researcher who draws conclusions about individual-level processes from group-level data is constructing

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When the researcher can show that findings about one group holds true for another group, it has cross-population generalizability.

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Because multistage cluster sampling requires less prior information about size of strata in the population it may be useful when

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A common nonprobability sampling method is

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Reductionism is an error in reasoning that occurs when incorrect conclusions about group-level processes are based on individual level data.

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A random number table simplifies the process of choosing cases on the basis of

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The cases about which measures actually are obtained in a sample are known as units of observation.

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The quality of a sample cannot be evaluated if it is unclear what population it is supposed to represent.

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The most important distinction made about samples is whether they are based on a _ or ___ sampling method

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