Question 1

Which two sampling techniques employ subpopulations as a component of the selection criteria?

Accepted Answer

A)  Simple random, systematic 
B)  Systematic, stratified 
C)  Stratified, cluster 
D)  Quota, cluster 
E)  Quota, snowball 
A)  Simple random, systematic 
B)  Systematic, stratified 
C)  Stratified, cluster 
D)  Quota, cluster 
E)  Quota, snowball C

Question 2

A survey that uses a sample of city blocks from a map as a way of sampling city residents is based on the _____ sampling technique.

Accepted Answer

A)  convenience 
B)  quota 
C)  stratified 
D)  systematic 
E)  cluster 
A)  convenience 
B)  quota 
C)  stratified 
D)  systematic 
E)  cluster E

Question 3

Hilton plans to send surveys to 10,000 Hilton Honors club members.This group of people is known as the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sampling frame 
B)  population 
C)  census 
D)  sample 
E)  population element 
A)  sampling frame 
B)  population 
C)  census 
D)  sample 
E)  population element D

Question 4

Assuming that the sampling frame is appropriate,systematic variance can be minimized in a study by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  decreasing the sample size 
B)  increasing the sample size 
C)  contacting nonrespondents 
D)  increasing response rates 
E)  matching 
A)  decreasing the sample size 
B)  increasing the sample size 
C)  contacting nonrespondents 
D)  increasing response rates 
E)  matching

Question 5

With what does one measure the degree of precision of a sample estimate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feasibility studies 
B)  Census comparisons 
C)  Unstandardized coefficients 
D)  Standard error of the estimate 
E)  Significance indicators 
A)  Feasibility studies 
B)  Census comparisons 
C)  Unstandardized coefficients 
D)  Standard error of the estimate 
E)  Significance indicators

Question 6

In the Hilton example,the sampling frame is made up of the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  list of Hilton Honors club members 
B)  list of guests staying at any Hilton hotel during a designated period of time 
C)  list of the top 10% of Hilton Honors club members 
D)  list of the 90% of Hilton Honors members who are not brand loyal 
E)  list of guests at Hilton's top competitors 
A)  list of Hilton Honors club members 
B)  list of guests staying at any Hilton hotel during a designated period of time 
C)  list of the top 10% of Hilton Honors club members 
D)  list of the 90% of Hilton Honors members who are not brand loyal 
E)  list of guests at Hilton's top competitors

Question 7

Which of the following terms refers to the variation in measures due to some known or unknown influence that causes the scores to skew in one direction or another?

Accepted Answer

A)  Precision 
B)  Standard error 
C)  Systematic variance 
D)  Sampling error 
E)  Random error 
A)  Precision 
B)  Standard error 
C)  Systematic variance 
D)  Sampling error 
E)  Random error

Question 8

The standard error of the estimate is a type of measure of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  central tendency 
B)  accuracy 
C)  significance 
D)  confidence 
E)  standard deviation 
A)  central tendency 
B)  accuracy 
C)  significance 
D)  confidence 
E)  standard deviation

Question 9

In a study of college search behaviors among the families of college-bound high school students,the search behaviors are very different from family to family.In the situation described,which guideline below best explains why the researcher will use a larger sample size?

Accepted Answer

A)  The greater the variance within the population, the larger the sample should be 
B)  The greater the desired precision of the estimate, the larger the sample should be 
C)  The smaller the error range, the larger the sample must be 
D)  The higher the level of confidence in the estimate, the larger the sample must be 
E)  The greater the number of subgroups of interest within a sample, the larger the sample must be 
A)  The greater the variance within the population, the larger the sample should be 
B)  The greater the desired precision of the estimate, the larger the sample should be 
C)  The smaller the error range, the larger the sample must be 
D)  The higher the level of confidence in the estimate, the larger the sample must be 
E)  The greater the number of subgroups of interest within a sample, the larger the sample must be

Question 10

A _____ is the total collection of elements about which the researcher wishes to make inferences.

Accepted Answer

A)  population 
B)  target population 
C)  population element 
D)  sampling frame 
E)  sample 
A)  population 
B)  target population 
C)  population element 
D)  sampling frame 
E)  sample

Question 11

Which sampling method includes elements from each of several mutually exclusive strata within a population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Simple random 
B)  Systematic 
C)  Stratified 
D)  Cluster 
E)  Double 
A)  Simple random 
B)  Systematic 
C)  Stratified 
D)  Cluster 
E)  Double

Question 12

If a researcher must use a nonprobability sample because a list is not available,should convenience sampling or judgment sampling be used? Explain.

Accepted Answer

In this situation,a judgment sample woul

Question 13

In which sampling technique,are participants in a study selected by referral?

Accepted Answer

A)  Convenience 
B)  Judgment 
C)  Quota 
D)  Snowball 
E)  Area 
A)  Convenience 
B)  Judgment 
C)  Quota 
D)  Snowball 
E)  Area

Question 14

In calculations of sample size for proportions,q refers to the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  calculated sample size 
B)  quota of required completes to refusals 
C)  the proportion of the population that does not have the attribute of interest 
D)  the proportion of the population that does have the attribute of interest 
E)  the desired precision 
A)  calculated sample size 
B)  quota of required completes to refusals 
C)  the proportion of the population that does not have the attribute of interest 
D)  the proportion of the population that does have the attribute of interest 
E)  the desired precision

Question 15

Which term below refers to a controlled procedure that assures that each population element is given a known nonzero chance of selection into the sample?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nonprobability sampling 
B)  Random selection 
C)  Systematic selection 
D)  Judgment sampling 
E)  Statistical selection 
A)  Nonprobability sampling 
B)  Random selection 
C)  Systematic selection 
D)  Judgment sampling 
E)  Statistical selection

Question 16

When selecting a convenience sample,element selection is based on _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  accessibility 
B)  judgment 
C)  random selection 
D)  area 
E)  all of the above 
A)  accessibility 
B)  judgment 
C)  random selection 
D)  area 
E)  all of the above

Question 17

Which term below refers to a controlled,randomized procedure that assures that each population element is given a known,nonzero chance of selection into a study's sample?

Accepted Answer

A)  Census 
B)  Nonprobability sampling 
C)  Probability sampling 
D)  Element selection 
E)  Purposive sampling 
A)  Census 
B)  Nonprobability sampling 
C)  Probability sampling 
D)  Element selection 
E)  Purposive sampling

Question 18

Estimates of precision are possible with _____ samples.

Accepted Answer

A)  nonprobability 
B)  probability 
C)  judgment 
D)  quota 
E)  all of the above 
A)  nonprobability 
B)  probability 
C)  judgment 
D)  quota 
E)  all of the above

Question 19

Which word below best describes nonprobability sampling?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subjective 
B)  Objective 
C)  Random 
D)  Systematic 
E)  Generalizable 
A)  Subjective 
B)  Objective 
C)  Random 
D)  Systematic 
E)  Generalizable

Question 20

A local restaurant is planning a study on demand for meals over holiday weekends.In calculating the desired sample size for the study,the restaurant's researcher decides to use a rule-of-thumb calculation for estimating the population dispersion.If the range of meals in the study is 0 to 30,what standard deviation does the rule-of-thumb method produce?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  4 
C)  5 
D)  6 
E)  10 
A)  2 
B)  4 
C)  5 
D)  6 
E)  10

Which two sampling techniques employ subpopulations as a component of the selection criteria?

A survey that uses a sample of city blocks from a map as a way of sampling city residents is based on the _____ sampling technique.

Hilton plans to send surveys to 10,000 Hilton Honors club members.This group of people is known as the _____.

Assuming that the sampling frame is appropriate,systematic variance can be minimized in a study by _____.

With what does one measure the degree of precision of a sample estimate?

In the Hilton example,the sampling frame is made up of the _____.

Which of the following terms refers to the variation in measures due to some known or unknown influence that causes the scores to skew in one direction or another?

The standard error of the estimate is a type of measure of _____.

In a study of college search behaviors among the families of college-bound high school students,the search behaviors are very different from family to family.In the situation described,which guideline below best explains why the researcher will use a larger sample size?

A _____ is the total collection of elements about which the researcher wishes to make inferences.

Which sampling method includes elements from each of several mutually exclusive strata within a population?

If a researcher must use a nonprobability sample because a list is not available,should convenience sampling or judgment sampling be used? Explain.

In which sampling technique,are participants in a study selected by referral?

In calculations of sample size for proportions,q refers to the _____.

Which term below refers to a controlled procedure that assures that each population element is given a known nonzero chance of selection into the sample?

When selecting a convenience sample,element selection is based on _____.

Which term below refers to a controlled,randomized procedure that assures that each population element is given a known,nonzero chance of selection into a study's sample?

Estimates of precision are possible with _____ samples.

Which word below best describes nonprobability sampling?

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Exam 14: Sampling

Which two sampling techniques employ subpopulations as a component of the selection criteria?

A survey that uses a sample of city blocks from a map as a way of sampling city residents is based on the _____ sampling technique.

Hilton plans to send surveys to 10,000 Hilton Honors club members.This group of people is known as the _____.

Assuming that the sampling frame is appropriate,systematic variance can be minimized in a study by _____.

With what does one measure the degree of precision of a sample estimate?

In the Hilton example,the sampling frame is made up of the _____.

Which of the following terms refers to the variation in measures due to some known or unknown influence that causes the scores to skew in one direction or another?

The standard error of the estimate is a type of measure of _____.

In a study of college search behaviors among the families of college-bound high school students,the search behaviors are very different from family to family.In the situation described,which guideline below best explains why the researcher will use a larger sample size?

A _____ is the total collection of elements about which the researcher wishes to make inferences.

Which sampling method includes elements from each of several mutually exclusive strata within a population?

If a researcher must use a nonprobability sample because a list is not available,should convenience sampling or judgment sampling be used? Explain.

In which sampling technique,are participants in a study selected by referral?

In calculations of sample size for proportions,q refers to the _____.

Which term below refers to a controlled procedure that assures that each population element is given a known nonzero chance of selection into the sample?

When selecting a convenience sample,element selection is based on _____.

Which term below refers to a controlled,randomized procedure that assures that each population element is given a known,nonzero chance of selection into a study's sample?

Estimates of precision are possible with _____ samples.

Which word below best describes nonprobability sampling?

Research in Business

Ethics in Business Research

Thinking Like a Researcher

The Research Process: an Overview

Clarifying the Research Question Through Secondary Data and Exploration

Research Design: An Overview

Qualitative Research

Observation Studies

Experiments

Surveys

Measurement

Measurement Scales

Questionnaires and Instruments

Data Preparation and Description

Exploring, Displaying, and Examining Data

Hypothesis Testing

Measures of Association

Multivariate Analysis: An Overview

Presenting Insights and Findings: Written Reports

Presenting Insights and Findings: Oral Presentations

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