Question 1

Explain, with examples, what is meant by the term stratified random sampling.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain, with examples, what is meant by...

Question 2

Snowball sampling occurs when ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  researchers want to increase their sample size 
B)  individuals in a sample identify other individuals suitable for the sample 
C)  researchers repeat the study again and again 
D)  individuals in a sample get invited back into further research projects 
A)  researchers want to increase their sample size 
B)  individuals in a sample identify other individuals suitable for the sample 
C)  researchers repeat the study again and again 
D)  individuals in a sample get invited back into further research projects

Question 3

A concern with Internet sampling frames is that there is no comprehensive directory of or standard format for email addresses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Postal sampling frames are particularly useful for in-person surveys.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Explain how you might accurately capture public opinion in a public-opinion survey. What type of sampling would be best for this?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain how you might accurately capture public...

Question 6

Convenience, judgmental, quota, network, and snowball are all types of nonprobability sampling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Probability samples are based on a judgment by the researcher.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of sampling from a list of postal addresses and a list of email addresses.

Accepted Answer

Address-based sampling has a relatively

Question 9

Convenience sampling is named that due to the convenience for the researcher.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Quota sampling is one type of purposive sampling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Multistage cluster sampling works by sampling progressively smaller sampling frames.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Explain the basic concept of random sampling, with examples of how you might do random sampling for a research project that interests you.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the basic concept of random sampling,...

Question 13

Stratified random sampling is a way to ensure that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals important to the researcher are selected into a sample 
B)  research participants have a chance to nominate other individuals to join the study 
C)  small but important subgroups of a population are captured in a sample 
D)  research participants have an opportunity to shape the research project 
A)  individuals important to the researcher are selected into a sample 
B)  research participants have a chance to nominate other individuals to join the study 
C)  small but important subgroups of a population are captured in a sample 
D)  research participants have an opportunity to shape the research project

Question 14

Identify and discuss the thinking that should go into deciding on a sample size that will provide credible research results.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and discuss the thinking that should...

Question 15

Convenience sampling is sampling based on convenience to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the research participants 
B)  funding agencies 
C)  the researcher 
D)  the researcher and the research participants 
A)  the research participants 
B)  funding agencies 
C)  the researcher 
D)  the researcher and the research participants

Question 16

Standard error ______ as sample size decreases.

Accepted Answer

A)  stays the same 
B)  increases 
C)  decreases 
D)  changes unpredictably 
A)  stays the same 
B)  increases 
C)  decreases 
D)  changes unpredictably

Question 17

Sample size depends on all of these EXPECT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the nature and purpose of the research 
B)  the level of confidence needed in the research results 
C)  the homogeneity of the sampled population 
D)  style of questions in the survey 
A)  the nature and purpose of the research 
B)  the level of confidence needed in the research results 
C)  the homogeneity of the sampled population 
D)  style of questions in the survey

Question 18

Convenience sampling is useful for pretesting a study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

One issue with postal sampling frames is its slow turnaround.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following sampling methods is a probability sampling method?

Accepted Answer

A)  convenience 
B)  purposive 
C)  volunteer 
D)  stratified random sampling 
A)  convenience 
B)  purposive 
C)  volunteer 
D)  stratified random sampling

Explain, with examples, what is meant by the term stratified random sampling.

Snowball sampling occurs when ______.

A concern with Internet sampling frames is that there is no comprehensive directory of or standard format for email addresses.

Postal sampling frames are particularly useful for in-person surveys.

Explain how you might accurately capture public opinion in a public-opinion survey. What type of sampling would be best for this?

Convenience, judgmental, quota, network, and snowball are all types of nonprobability sampling.

Probability samples are based on a judgment by the researcher.

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of sampling from a list of postal addresses and a list of email addresses.

Convenience sampling is named that due to the convenience for the researcher.

Quota sampling is one type of purposive sampling.

Multistage cluster sampling works by sampling progressively smaller sampling frames.

Explain the basic concept of random sampling, with examples of how you might do random sampling for a research project that interests you.

Stratified random sampling is a way to ensure that ______.

Identify and discuss the thinking that should go into deciding on a sample size that will provide credible research results.

Convenience sampling is sampling based on convenience to ______.

Standard error ______ as sample size decreases.

Sample size depends on all of these EXPECT ______.

Convenience sampling is useful for pretesting a study.

One issue with postal sampling frames is its slow turnaround.

Which of the following sampling methods is a probability sampling method?

Getting Started: Possibilities and Decisions

First Decisions: From Inspiration to Implementation

Ethics: What Are My Responsibilities As a Researcher

You Could Look It Up: Reading, Recording, and Reviewing Research

Measurement: Research Using Numbers

Summarizing Research Results: Data Reduction and Descriptive Statistics

Generalizing From Research Results: Inferential Statistics

Surveys: Putting Numbers on Opinions

Experiments: Researching Cause and Effect

Quantitative Understanding of Content: Content Analysis

Qualitative Understanding of Content: Rhetorical and Critical Analyses, and More

Qualitative Understanding of Communication Behavior: Interviews, Focus Groups, and Ethnography

Research Results in Print and Online: Writing and Presenting for Scholarly and Other Publics

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Exam 6: Sampling: Who, What, and How Many

Explain, with examples, what is meant by the term stratified random sampling.

Snowball sampling occurs when ______.

A concern with Internet sampling frames is that there is no comprehensive directory of or standard format for email addresses.

Postal sampling frames are particularly useful for in-person surveys.

Explain how you might accurately capture public opinion in a public-opinion survey. What type of sampling would be best for this?

Convenience, judgmental, quota, network, and snowball are all types of nonprobability sampling.

Probability samples are based on a judgment by the researcher.

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of sampling from a list of postal addresses and a list of email addresses.

Convenience sampling is named that due to the convenience for the researcher.

Quota sampling is one type of purposive sampling.

Multistage cluster sampling works by sampling progressively smaller sampling frames.

Explain the basic concept of random sampling, with examples of how you might do random sampling for a research project that interests you.

Stratified random sampling is a way to ensure that ______.

Identify and discuss the thinking that should go into deciding on a sample size that will provide credible research results.

Convenience sampling is sampling based on convenience to ______.

Standard error ______ as sample size decreases.

Sample size depends on all of these EXPECT ______.

Convenience sampling is useful for pretesting a study.

One issue with postal sampling frames is its slow turnaround.

Which of the following sampling methods is a probability sampling method?

Getting Started: Possibilities and Decisions

First Decisions: From Inspiration to Implementation

Ethics: What Are My Responsibilities As a Researcher

You Could Look It Up: Reading, Recording, and Reviewing Research

Measurement: Research Using Numbers

Summarizing Research Results: Data Reduction and Descriptive Statistics

Generalizing From Research Results: Inferential Statistics

Surveys: Putting Numbers on Opinions

Experiments: Researching Cause and Effect

Quantitative Understanding of Content: Content Analysis

Qualitative Understanding of Content: Rhetorical and Critical Analyses, and More

Qualitative Understanding of Communication Behavior: Interviews, Focus Groups, and Ethnography

Research Results in Print and Online: Writing and Presenting for Scholarly and Other Publics

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