Exam 10: Sampling in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research

When a researcher looks for a certain number of people with a particular characteristic to serve in her sample, and she recruits such individuals until she has the number she wants, this is known as:

For her thesis, Kathryn recruited individuals who were easily available. This is known as:

The book crossed the time orientation criterion with the sample relationship criterion in mixed research. How many mixed sampling designs results?

When a researcher decides to include someone in a study, even though he or she had not planned to do so, this is called:

Random assignment refers to:

Picking a case to study that can falsify a theory or hypothesis is called:

If you see evidence of periodicity you should either reorganize the sampling frame or discontinue the use of systematic sampling.

In one-stage cluster sampling, the random selection is done at the level of the:

A _____ is a subset of a population.

Explain the two criteria that produce the eight methods of sampling in mixed research.

Which of the following formulae is used (because not all who are sampled will agree to participate) to determine how many people to include in your original sample?

Using a random sampling strategy can lead to a biased sample.

Random assignment is used to ensure that the sample is similar to the population.

Compare and contrast proportional and disproportional stratified sampling procedures and outcomes.

Harold is drawing a sample so that each member of a population has an equally likely chance of being selected, this is called:

Which of the following types of sampling requires the largest sample size?

Describe the eight mixed sampling designs used in mixed research.

When planning a study, Dr. Doe developed a participant pool that contained the same percentages of minorities, same gender make-up, and same socioeconomic make-up as the general population he planned to study. In fact, this sample has a similar makeup as the population on all variables. Dr. Doe's sample was a:

An educational psychologist is interested in the effects of mnemonics on learning words lists. He asks for volunteers from a Psychology-101 class to find 50 volunteers to participate in his study. What sampling method did this researcher use?

If you wanted an equal number of African-Americans, European Americans, and Hispanics, which sampling method would be superior?