Question 1

Why do social scientists believe that the U.S.Census would have higher-quality results if it used a sophisticated probability sample?

Accepted Answer

A) because the census wants to collect detailed demographic,legal,and attitudinal questions 
B) because the census often undercounts poor people,urban residents,and people who move frequently 
C) because the census often overcounts poor people,urban residents,and people who move frequently 
D) because the census does not contact individuals directly 
A) because the census wants to collect detailed demographic,legal,and attitudinal questions 
B) because the census often undercounts poor people,urban residents,and people who move frequently 
C) because the census often overcounts poor people,urban residents,and people who move frequently 
D) because the census does not contact individuals directly B

Question 2

When sampling,it is important to

Accepted Answer

A) collect as much information as possible. 
B) be strategic and methodical about what you observe. 
C) have a sample size of at least one million people. 
D) always have a representative sample of the national population. 
A) collect as much information as possible. 
B) be strategic and methodical about what you observe. 
C) have a sample size of at least one million people. 
D) always have a representative sample of the national population. B

Question 3

Maya has created a sample in which she uses random chance to select participants,and she can calculate the likelihood that a participant will be selected.What type of sample has Maya created?

Accepted Answer

A) convenience 
B) nonprobability 
C) probability 
D) unbiased 
A) convenience 
B) nonprobability 
C) probability 
D) unbiased C

Question 4

How do researchers know if a project has reached saturation?

Accepted Answer

A) New materials reinforce what the researcher already knows. 
B) New materials yield new insights. 
C) Key informants identify new informants to interview. 
D) Their intuition suggests interesting insight can be gained. 
A) New materials reinforce what the researcher already knows. 
B) New materials yield new insights. 
C) Key informants identify new informants to interview. 
D) Their intuition suggests interesting insight can be gained.

Question 5

Use an example to illustrate the difference between a typical case and a deviant case.

Accepted Answer

Examples can vary,but typical cases shou

Question 6

A 95% confidence interval for a 40% approval rating with a 3% margin of error would be

Accepted Answer

A) 37% to 40%. 
B) 37% to 43%. 
C) 38.5% to 41.5%. 
D) 40% to 43% . 
A) 37% to 40%. 
B) 37% to 43%. 
C) 38.5% to 41.5%. 
D) 40% to 43% .

Question 7

If a poll oversampled teenagers at three times their proportion in the U.S population,each teenager in the sample would only have ________ the weight of other respondents when researchers calculate population estimates.

Accepted Answer

A) one-fourth 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) two-thirds 
A) one-fourth 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) two-thirds

Question 8

Jamal wants to study racial representations on children's TV shows.He has made a list of every TV show that aired on Nick Jr.from 2000 to 2015.This list of TV shows is the ________ he will use to draw a probability sample.

Accepted Answer

A) population distribution 
B) population frame 
C) sampling distribution 
D) sampling frame 
A) population distribution 
B) population frame 
C) sampling distribution 
D) sampling frame

Question 9

A sports website has a poll on its web page asking who readers think is the best NBA player in history: Michael Jordan or LeBron James.This poll will yield results that are biased by ________ error.

Accepted Answer

A) random 
B) sampling 
C) systematic 
D) unbiased 
A) random 
B) sampling 
C) systematic 
D) unbiased

Question 10

Dr.Lee is interested in studying the success of students at elite public universities.She decided to study the employment placement of students at the University of California-Berkeley,UCLA,and the University of Virginia because these three schools were ranked as the top three public universities by U.S.News and World Report in 2017.Why did Dr.Lee select these schools?

Accepted Answer

A) because they can be considered typical of other public universities 
B) because they can be viewed as deviant compared to other public universities 
C) because they appear to be randomly selected in terms of location 
D) because of their importance and elite status in higher education 
A) because they can be considered typical of other public universities 
B) because they can be viewed as deviant compared to other public universities 
C) because they appear to be randomly selected in terms of location 
D) because of their importance and elite status in higher education

Question 11

Julio needs to collect data for his senior honors thesis and has decided to administer surveys to 500 students who are currently enrolled in an Introductory Sociology course at his college.Julio's sample is a good example of a ________ sample.

Accepted Answer

A) stratified 
B) simple random 
C) convenience 
D) cluster 
A) stratified 
B) simple random 
C) convenience 
D) cluster

Question 12

A researcher is interested in investigating the impact parental leave policies have on parental health and well-being.He decides to focus on one industry and interviews public elementary school teachers who live in Sweden and the United States.What is the key difference in the researcher's study?

Accepted Answer

A) health of the participants 
B) well-being of the participants 
C) location of the participants 
D) job of the participants 
A) health of the participants 
B) well-being of the participants 
C) location of the participants 
D) job of the participants

Question 13

Divya is interested in learning whether students will support an increase in student fees to supplement child care costs for student parents.There are 10,000 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students at her university.If she wants to ensure that she has an equal number of undergraduate and graduate students in her sample,what type of sampling method should she use?

Accepted Answer

A) cluster 
B) simple random 
C) stratified 
D) systematic 
A) cluster 
B) simple random 
C) stratified 
D) systematic

Question 14

Compare and contrast cluster sampling and stratified sampling.Offer two points of comparison and two points of contrast.

Accepted Answer

Two points of comparison: In both,sampli

Question 15

List and describe two reasons why it may be more effective to test hypotheses in nonrepresentative samples than representative samples.

Accepted Answer

The diversity of representative samples

Question 16

________ error refers to the difference between the estimates from a sample and the true parameters that arise due to random chance.

Accepted Answer

A) Random 
B) Sampling 
C) Systematic 
D) Unbiased 
A) Random 
B) Sampling 
C) Systematic 
D) Unbiased

Question 17

What is one advantage to studying cases with which you are already familiar?

Accepted Answer

A) You can contrast outcomes between a pair of cases that form a puzzle. 
B) You can understand why your case is different from others. 
C) You can provide vivid examples of the phenomenon you are interested in studying. 
D) You already have background information about the setting. 
A) You can contrast outcomes between a pair of cases that form a puzzle. 
B) You can understand why your case is different from others. 
C) You can provide vivid examples of the phenomenon you are interested in studying. 
D) You already have background information about the setting.

Question 18

According to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index,33.3% of Americans in January 2017 reported feeling worried daily.What do you need to know in order to be confident that the true population parameter is close to 33.3%?

Accepted Answer

A) sampling error 
B) systematic error 
C) unbiased error 
D) margin of error 
A) sampling error 
B) systematic error 
C) unbiased error 
D) margin of error

Question 19

Dr.Nguyen is interested in better understanding which students at the University of Houston study abroad.Her target population is all

Accepted Answer

A) students at the University of Houston. 
B) students in the city of Houston. 
C) students in the United States. 
D) universities in the United States. 
A) students at the University of Houston. 
B) students in the city of Houston. 
C) students in the United States. 
D) universities in the United States.

Question 20

________ sampling allows researchers to make decisions about what additional data to collect based on findings from data they've already collected.

Accepted Answer

A) Purposive 
B) Random 
C) Sequential 
D) Stratified 
A) Purposive 
B) Random 
C) Sequential 
D) Stratified

Why do social scientists believe that the U.S.Census would have higher-quality results if it used a sophisticated probability sample?

When sampling,it is important to

Maya has created a sample in which she uses random chance to select participants,and she can calculate the likelihood that a participant will be selected.What type of sample has Maya created?

How do researchers know if a project has reached saturation?

Use an example to illustrate the difference between a typical case and a deviant case.

A 95% confidence interval for a 40% approval rating with a 3% margin of error would be

If a poll oversampled teenagers at three times their proportion in the U.S population,each teenager in the sample would only have ________ the weight of other respondents when researchers calculate population estimates.

Jamal wants to study racial representations on children's TV shows.He has made a list of every TV show that aired on Nick Jr.from 2000 to 2015.This list of TV shows is the ________ he will use to draw a probability sample.

A sports website has a poll on its web page asking who readers think is the best NBA player in history: Michael Jordan or LeBron James.This poll will yield results that are biased by ________ error.

Julio needs to collect data for his senior honors thesis and has decided to administer surveys to 500 students who are currently enrolled in an Introductory Sociology course at his college.Julio's sample is a good example of a ________ sample.

A researcher is interested in investigating the impact parental leave policies have on parental health and well-being.He decides to focus on one industry and interviews public elementary school teachers who live in Sweden and the United States.What is the key difference in the researcher's study?

Compare and contrast cluster sampling and stratified sampling.Offer two points of comparison and two points of contrast.

List and describe two reasons why it may be more effective to test hypotheses in nonrepresentative samples than representative samples.

________ error refers to the difference between the estimates from a sample and the true parameters that arise due to random chance.

What is one advantage to studying cases with which you are already familiar?

According to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index,33.3% of Americans in January 2017 reported feeling worried daily.What do you need to know in order to be confident that the true population parameter is close to 33.3%?

Dr.Nguyen is interested in better understanding which students at the University of Houston study abroad.Her target population is all

________ sampling allows researchers to make decisions about what additional data to collect based on findings from data they've already collected.

The Art and Science of Social Research: An Introduction

Research Foundations: Linking Sociological Theory to Research

Ethical Issues in Social Science Research

From Concepts to Models: Hypotheses, Operationalization, and Measurement

Evaluating Research: Reliability and Validity

Experimental Research

Evaluation Research

Ethnography

In-Depth Interviewing

Materials-Based Methods

Social Network Analysis

Univariate and Bivariate Analysis of Quantitative Data

Multivariate and Advanced Quantitative Methods

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Communicating Social Science Research Findings

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Exam 6: Sampling Strategies

Why do social scientists believe that the U.S.Census would have higher-quality results if it used a sophisticated probability sample?

When sampling,it is important to

Maya has created a sample in which she uses random chance to select participants,and she can calculate the likelihood that a participant will be selected.What type of sample has Maya created?

How do researchers know if a project has reached saturation?

Use an example to illustrate the difference between a typical case and a deviant case.

A 95% confidence interval for a 40% approval rating with a 3% margin of error would be

If a poll oversampled teenagers at three times their proportion in the U.S population,each teenager in the sample would only have ________ the weight of other respondents when researchers calculate population estimates.

Jamal wants to study racial representations on children's TV shows.He has made a list of every TV show that aired on Nick Jr.from 2000 to 2015.This list of TV shows is the ________ he will use to draw a probability sample.

A sports website has a poll on its web page asking who readers think is the best NBA player in history: Michael Jordan or LeBron James.This poll will yield results that are biased by ________ error.

Julio needs to collect data for his senior honors thesis and has decided to administer surveys to 500 students who are currently enrolled in an Introductory Sociology course at his college.Julio's sample is a good example of a ________ sample.

A researcher is interested in investigating the impact parental leave policies have on parental health and well-being.He decides to focus on one industry and interviews public elementary school teachers who live in Sweden and the United States.What is the key difference in the researcher's study?

Compare and contrast cluster sampling and stratified sampling.Offer two points of comparison and two points of contrast.

List and describe two reasons why it may be more effective to test hypotheses in nonrepresentative samples than representative samples.

________ error refers to the difference between the estimates from a sample and the true parameters that arise due to random chance.

What is one advantage to studying cases with which you are already familiar?

According to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index,33.3% of Americans in January 2017 reported feeling worried daily.What do you need to know in order to be confident that the true population parameter is close to 33.3%?

Dr.Nguyen is interested in better understanding which students at the University of Houston study abroad.Her target population is all

________ sampling allows researchers to make decisions about what additional data to collect based on findings from data they've already collected.

The Art and Science of Social Research: An Introduction

Research Foundations: Linking Sociological Theory to Research

Ethical Issues in Social Science Research

From Concepts to Models: Hypotheses, Operationalization, and Measurement

Evaluating Research: Reliability and Validity

Experimental Research

Evaluation Research

Ethnography

In-Depth Interviewing

Materials-Based Methods

Social Network Analysis

Univariate and Bivariate Analysis of Quantitative Data

Multivariate and Advanced Quantitative Methods

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Communicating Social Science Research Findings

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