Exam 4: Sampling Foundations of Sampling

Assume that the scores on a test of visual memory are normally distributed.Assume that the mean score is 10 and the standard error is 0.5.About 95% will fall in the range ____.

Following a natural disaster,interviewers seek out "typical" victims to ask them about their experiences.In doing so,they are seeking a(n)____ sample.

The model for generalizing from one study to other contexts,based upon the degree to which the other context is similar to the original study context,is called the ____.

If you are dealing with raw data and you can assume a ____,you can predict the intervals within which 68,95,and 99 percent of your cases would be expected to fall if you know the mean and standard deviation of a sample.

Simple random sampling is also called proportional random sampling.

When sampling,there is the possibility of introducing systematic error,or _______________.

In sampling notation,n refers to the ____.

In sampling notation,N refers to the ____.

A "population" is the group of people you select to be in your study.

Any sampling method in which sampling continues until a specific number of sampled units for each subgroup of a population have been included is called a(n)____ sample.