Exam 5: Sampling and Recruitment

Deviant case sampling refers to sampling who?

What type of sampling should you do if you want to find cases to disprove your results?

______ requires a sampling frame and involves randomly sampling from the entire list each time, you begin at a randomly determined starting point, and then sample every nth element on the list.

A sample is ______ of some larger group when the distribution of relevant attributes in the sample mirrors the distribution of those attributes in the population.

Consider how research has evolved with technology (e.g., the telephone). Detail the potential to recruit and conduct research with participants with more recent technological advances.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three points your text makes about sampling?

Describe the role of sampling to find the right people to participate in your research.

Identify a population of people you would like to research. Detail two different potential sampling strategies you may use and discuss why. Also discuss at least one strategy that you probably should not use given your population of interest.

Compare and contrast the different probabilistic sampling techniques and detail the advantages and disadvantages of the different types.

Systematic error occurs when aspects of your sampling procedure act in an inconsistent way to make some sampling elements more likely to be chosen for participation than others.

______ are elements about which information will be gathered, and the "things" you wish to study.

______ are involved in designing, delivering, receiving, or administering the program or service being evaluated.

The word random in research means the same as it does in our everyday lives.

Jacob is interested in the opinions of all truck drivers but only places flyers at local Ford dealerships. What specific error is likely to occur?

The theoretical aggregation of all possible sampling elements is called the population.

In research the universe is a theoretical aggregation of ______.

Which criteria is NOT essential for selection to be considered random?

Nadia wants to compare the responses of the social science majors at her university, she wants her sample to be grouped in a meaningful way so that all majors in the social sciences are represented. Which sample method should she use?