Exam 4: The Uniform Crime Reports and Sampling

Which of the following refers to the nonprobability stratified sample in which the researcher attempts to ensure that sample proportions,for example age,sex,and race,resemble those in the population?

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Question 21

Which of the following are samples in which each element of the population or universe)has an equal probability of being selected?

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Question 22

__________ is a type of strategy employed particularly in exploratory studies of little-known or hard-to-obtain subjects

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Question 23

__________ rely on knowledge of the distribution or proportion of population characteristics to choose a sample that assures representativeness of these characteristics.

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Question 24

Simple random samples SRSs)are samples in which each element of the population or universe)has an equal probability of being selected.

(True/False)

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Question 25

Multistage sampling involves combinations of stratified,cluster,simple random samples,and/or other sampling procedures.

(True/False)

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Question 26

EPSEM,a means of sample selection,is an acronym that stands for Equal Probability of Selection Method.

(True/False)

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Question 27

Which of the following subjects are chosen in roughly the same ratio as exists in the population?

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Question 28

Which of the following is the annual FBI publication of official statistics of crimes recorded by police.

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Question 29

__________ consists of murder and non-negligent manslaughter,forcible rape,robbery,and aggravated assault.

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Question 30

Which of the following involves oversampling- taking a larger than proportionate number of certain groups to assure the appearance of small groups.

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Question 31

The __________ represents only a portion of the crime in a community.It is also affected by better policing and better recording of crime and better reporting of crime.

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Question 32

Probability samples refer to samples that permit estimation of the likelihood of each element of the population being selected in the sample.

(True/False)

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Question 33

__________ refers to attempts to construct typical characteristics of certain types of criminals.

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Question 34

Which of the following refers to changes that have been recommended in the UCR in order to take advantage of new computer technology?

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Question 35

The property crime index consists of which of the following?

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Question 36

__________ involves oversampling-taking a larger-than-proportionate number of certain groups to assure the appearance of a sufficient number of cases for comparative purposes of a group that is small in the population.

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Question 37

Cluster sampling is generally used in surveys that involve field interviews and is most useful in studies that involve widely dispersed subjects.

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Question 38

Which of the following refers to the decline in recorded crime in the 1980s believed to be caused primarily by demographic change?

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Question 39

__________ are samples in which each element of the population or universe)has an equal probability of being selected.

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Which of the following refers to the nonprobability stratified sample in which the researcher attempts to ensure that sample proportions,for example age,sex,and race,resemble those in the population?

Which of the following are samples in which each element of the population or universe)has an equal probability of being selected?

__________ is a type of strategy employed particularly in exploratory studies of little-known or hard-to-obtain subjects

__________ rely on knowledge of the distribution or proportion of population characteristics to choose a sample that assures representativeness of these characteristics.

Simple random samples SRSs)are samples in which each element of the population or universe)has an equal probability of being selected.

Multistage sampling involves combinations of stratified,cluster,simple random samples,and/or other sampling procedures.

EPSEM,a means of sample selection,is an acronym that stands for Equal Probability of Selection Method.

Which of the following subjects are chosen in roughly the same ratio as exists in the population?

Which of the following is the annual FBI publication of official statistics of crimes recorded by police.

__________ consists of murder and non-negligent manslaughter,forcible rape,robbery,and aggravated assault.

Which of the following involves oversampling- taking a larger than proportionate number of certain groups to assure the appearance of small groups.

The __________ represents only a portion of the crime in a community.It is also affected by better policing and better recording of crime and better reporting of crime.

Probability samples refer to samples that permit estimation of the likelihood of each element of the population being selected in the sample.

__________ refers to attempts to construct typical characteristics of certain types of criminals.

Which of the following refers to changes that have been recommended in the UCR in order to take advantage of new computer technology?

The property crime index consists of which of the following?

__________ involves oversampling-taking a larger-than-proportionate number of certain groups to assure the appearance of a sufficient number of cases for comparative purposes of a group that is small in the population.

Cluster sampling is generally used in surveys that involve field interviews and is most useful in studies that involve widely dispersed subjects.

Which of the following refers to the decline in recorded crime in the 1980s believed to be caused primarily by demographic change?

__________ are samples in which each element of the population or universe)has an equal probability of being selected.

Introduction to Criminal Justice Research Methods: Theory and Method

Ethics in Criminal Justice Research

Research Design: the Experimental Model and Its Variations

Survey Research: Questionnaires

Interviews and Telephone Surveys

Participant Observation and Case Studies

Unobtrusive Measures,secondary Analysis,and the Uses of Official Statistics

Validity,reliability,and Triangulated Strategies

Scaling and Index Construction

Policy Analysis and Evaluation Research

Data Management: Coding,tabulation,and Simple Data Presentation

Data Analysis: a Users Guide to Statistics

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