Question 1

How can response rates to a survey be boosted? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  By contacting prospective respondents before sending them a questionnaire 
B)  By emailing them daily until they complete the questionnaire 
C)  By offering them some incentive 
D)  By highlighting the consequences of not completing the survey 
A)  By contacting prospective respondents before sending them a questionnaire 
B)  By emailing them daily until they complete the questionnaire 
C)  By offering them some incentive 
D)  By highlighting the consequences of not completing the survey A,C

Question 2

Which if of the following is not a consideration in sample size?

Accepted Answer

A)  Absolute and relative sample size 
B)  Ensuring the sample does not exceed 1,000 participants 
C)  Time and cost 
D)  Non-response 
A)  Absolute and relative sample size 
B)  Ensuring the sample does not exceed 1,000 participants 
C)  Time and cost 
D)  Non-response B

Question 3

It is impossible to make inferences from information about a random sample to the population from which it was selected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Findings can only be generalised to the population from which the sample was taken.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

We should always be cautious of generalising in terms of _____________

Accepted Answer

A)  Locality 
B)  Context 
A)  Locality 
B)  Context

Question 6

Sampling error is the difference between a sample and population from which it is selected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Since the mid-1990s, response rates for email surveys have been declining to lower levels than those for most postal questionnaires.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is not a sampling issue for an online survey?

Accepted Answer

A)  Households are difficult to identify 
B)  Many people have more than one email address 
C)  A household may have one computer but several users 
D)  Internet users are a biased sample of the population 
A)  Households are difficult to identify 
B)  Many people have more than one email address 
C)  A household may have one computer but several users 
D)  Internet users are a biased sample of the population

Question 9

Which of the following is not a source of sampling bias?

Accepted Answer

A)  If a non-probability or non-random method is used 
B)  If the sampling frame is inadequate 
C)  If the interviewer has biased views 
D)  If the sample members refuse to participate or cannot be contacted, in other words, if there is non-response 
A)  If a non-probability or non-random method is used 
B)  If the sampling frame is inadequate 
C)  If the interviewer has biased views 
D)  If the sample members refuse to participate or cannot be contacted, in other words, if there is non-response

Question 10

The aim of quota sampling is to produce a sample that does not reflect a population in terms of the relative proportions of people in different categories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A simple random sample is the most basic form of probability sample.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A sampling frame is the listing of all units in the population from which the sample will be selected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A probability sample is a sample that has been selected using non-random selection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following are sources of error in social survey research? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sampling error 
B)  Random error 
C)  Data collection error 
D)  Participant error 
A)  Sampling error 
B)  Random error 
C)  Data collection error 
D)  Participant error

Question 15

Convenience sampling is a form of non-probability sampling

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Sampling in Quantitative Research

How can response rates to a survey be boosted? Please select all that apply.

Which if of the following is not a consideration in sample size?

It is impossible to make inferences from information about a random sample to the population from which it was selected.

Findings can only be generalised to the population from which the sample was taken.

We should always be cautious of generalising in terms of _____________

Sampling error is the difference between a sample and population from which it is selected.

Since the mid-1990s, response rates for email surveys have been declining to lower levels than those for most postal questionnaires.

Which of the following is not a sampling issue for an online survey?

Which of the following is not a source of sampling bias?

The aim of quota sampling is to produce a sample that does not reflect a population in terms of the relative proportions of people in different categories.

A simple random sample is the most basic form of probability sample.

A sampling frame is the listing of all units in the population from which the sample will be selected.

A probability sample is a sample that has been selected using non-random selection.

Which of the following are sources of error in social survey research? Please select all that apply.

Convenience sampling is a form of non-probability sampling

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