1 Which of the following formulae is used to determine how many people to include in the original sampling?
A Desired sample size/Proportion likely to respond
B Desired sample size/Desired sample size + 1
C Proportion likely to respond/desired sample size
D Proportion likely to respond/population size
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Answer: Desired sample size/Proportion likely to respond
2 Which of the following will give a more “accurate” representation of the population from which a sample has been taken?
A A large sample based on the convenience sampling technique
B A small sample based on simple random sampling
C A small cluster sample
D A large sample based on simple random sampling
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Answer: A large sample based on simple random sampling
3 People who are available, volunteer, or can be easily recruited are used in the sampling method called ______.
A Convenience sampling
B Simple random sampling
C Cluster sampling
D Systematic sampling
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Answer: Convenience sampling
4 In which of the following nonrandom sampling techniques does the researcher ask the research participants to identify other potential research participants?
A Quota
B Purposive
C Convenience
D Snowball
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5 The type of sampling in which each member of the population selected for the sample is returned to the population before the next member is selected is called _________.
A Sampling without replacement
B Simple random sampling
C Systematic sampling
D Sampling with replacement
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Answer: Sampling with replacement
6 Which of the following would usually require the smallest sample size because of its efficiency?
A One stage cluster sampling
B Two stage cluster sampling
C Quota sampling
D Simple random sampling
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Answer: Simple random sampling
7 A technique used when selecting clusters of different sizes is called _____.
A Two-stage sampling
B Probability proportional to size or PPS
C Cluster sampling
D One-stage sampling
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Answer: Probability proportional to size or PPS
8 The nonrandom sampling type that involves selecting a convenience sample from a population with a specific set of characteristics for your research study is called _____.
A Purposive sampling
B Convenience sampling
C Quota sampling
D Snowball sampling
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Answer: Purposive sampling
9 Which of the following sampling methods is the best way to select a group of people for a study if you are interested in making statements about the larger population?
A Random sampling
B Convenience sampling
C Quota sampling
D Purposive sampling
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10 Determining the sample interval [represented by k], randomly selecting a number between 1 and k, and including each kth element in your sample are the steps for which form of sampling?
A Systematic Sampling
B Simple Random Sampling
C Stratified Random Sampling
D Cluster sampling
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Answer: Systematic Sampling
11 When each member of a population has an equally likely chance of being selected, this is called:
A An Equal probability selection method
B A quota sample
C A nonrandom sampling method
D A snowball sample
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Answer: An Equal probability selection method
12 Which of the following techniques yields a simple random sample?
A Choosing volunteers from an introductory psychology class to participate
B Listing the individuals by ethnic group and choosing a proportion from within each ethnic group at random
C Randomly selecting schools, and then sampling everyone within the school
D Numbering all the elements of a sampling frame and then using a random number table to pick cases from the table
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Answer: Numbering all the elements of a sampling frame and then using a random number table to pick cases from the table
13 Which of the following sampling techniques is an equal probability selection method [i.e., EPSEM] in which every individual in the population has an equal chance of being selected?
A Simple random sampling
B Systematic sampling
C Proportional stratified sampling
D All of the above are EPSEM
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Answer: All of the above are EPSEM
14 Sampling in qualitative research is similar to which type of sampling in quantitative research?
A Purposive sampling
B Simple random sampling
C Systematic sampling
D Quota sampling
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Answer: Purposive sampling
15 How often does the Census Bureau take a complete population count?
A Every ten years
B Every year
C Twice a year
D Every five years
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16 Which of the following types of sampling involves the researcher determining the appropriate sample sizes for the groups identified as important, and then taking convenience samples from those groups?
A Quota sampling
B Proportional stratified sampling
C One-stage cluster sampling
D Two-stage cluster sampling
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17 Which of the following is the most efficient random sampling technique discussed in your chapter?
A Simple random sampling
B Cluster random sampling
C different shear strengths of small magnitude
D Systematic sampling
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Answer: Proportional stratified sampling
18 A number calculated with complete population data and quantifies a characteristic of the population is called which of the following?
A A parameter
B A datum
C A statistic
D A population
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19 Which of the following is not a type of nonrandom sampling?
A Purposive sampling
B Cluster sampling
C Convenience sampling
D Quota sampling
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20 The process of drawing a sample from a population is known as _________.
A Census
B Survey research
C Sampling
D None of the above
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