Question 1

Your sample size is 1000.It is safe to assume that

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A) the shape of the sampling distribution of sample means is normal. 
B) the sample is representative of the population. 
C) the population distribution is normal. 
D) the sample distribution is normal. 
A) the shape of the sampling distribution of sample means is normal. 
B) the sample is representative of the population. 
C) the population distribution is normal. 
D) the sample distribution is normal.

Question 2

What are the three distributions involved in every application of inferential statistics?

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A) sample,sampling,and population 
B) sample,stratification,cluster 
C) EPSEM,random,probability 
D) sampling,percentage,normal 
A) sample,sampling,and population 
B) sample,stratification,cluster 
C) EPSEM,random,probability 
D) sampling,percentage,normal

Question 3

The goal of all techniques for selecting probability samples is to select samples that are

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A) very large. 
B) non-random. 
C) easily located. 
D) representative. 
A) very large. 
B) non-random. 
C) easily located. 
D) representative.

Question 4

When using systematic sampling,the researcher must

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A) select only representative cases. 
B) make sure that the list of the population is random or,at least,non-cyclical with respect to the variables of interest. 
C) select every case. 
D) select only respondents who are likely to cooperate. 
A) select only representative cases. 
B) make sure that the list of the population is random or,at least,non-cyclical with respect to the variables of interest. 
C) select every case. 
D) select only respondents who are likely to cooperate.

Question 5

The standard error of the mean is the same thing as

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A) the standard deviation of a sample. 
B) the standard deviation of a population. 
C) the standard deviation of a sampling distribution. 
D) the variance of a sample. 
A) the standard deviation of a sample. 
B) the standard deviation of a population. 
C) the standard deviation of a sampling distribution. 
D) the variance of a sample.

Question 6

The purpose of inferential statistics is to acquire knowledge of the ____ from the ____ by means of the ____ distribution

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A) population,sample,sampling 
B) sample,sampling,population 
C) inductive,empirical,stratified 
D) theoretical,empirical,theoretical 
A) population,sample,sampling 
B) sample,sampling,population 
C) inductive,empirical,stratified 
D) theoretical,empirical,theoretical

Question 7

A sample selected according to the principle of EPSEM is extremely likely to be

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A) large. 
B) biased. 
C) representative. 
D) inaccurate. 
A) large. 
B) biased. 
C) representative. 
D) inaccurate.

Question 8

Social scientists use inferential statistics to generalize to populations after they have

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A) collected a representative sample. 
B) collected all the information possible from the entire population. 
C) collected an EPSEM sample from the population of interest. 
D) collected at least 100 cases from all possible populations. 
A) collected a representative sample. 
B) collected all the information possible from the entire population. 
C) collected an EPSEM sample from the population of interest. 
D) collected at least 100 cases from all possible populations.

Question 9

The simple random sample requires

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A) a defined population. 
B) a complete list of all cases in the population. 
C) a random selection process. 
D) all of the above 
A) a defined population. 
B) a complete list of all cases in the population. 
C) a random selection process. 
D) all of the above

Question 10

Tables of random numbers,such as the one available at the website for this text,provide one way to assure

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A) compliance with the rule of EPSEM. 
B) cheap samples. 
C) representative samples. 
D) large samples. 
A) compliance with the rule of EPSEM. 
B) cheap samples. 
C) representative samples. 
D) large samples.

Question 11

Using the General Social Survey as an example,the concept of the sampling distribution allows us to link the sample of about ____ respondents to the population of about ____ adult Americans

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A) 10,000,200 million 
B) 225 million,3000 
C) 1 million,300 million 
D) 3,000 or 4,000,225 million 
A) 10,000,200 million 
B) 225 million,3000 
C) 1 million,300 million 
D) 3,000 or 4,000,225 million

Question 12

According to the theorems presented in Chapter 6,we can be sure that the sampling distribution is normal if

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A) the population is small. 
B) the population is normal. 
C) the sample is stratified. 
D) the sample is normal. 
A) the population is small. 
B) the population is normal. 
C) the sample is stratified. 
D) the sample is normal.

Question 13

Statistics are characteristics of samples while ____ are characteristics of ____.

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A) percentages,populations. 
B) medians,clusters. 
C) parameters,stratified samples. 
D) parameters,populations. 
A) percentages,populations. 
B) medians,clusters. 
C) parameters,stratified samples. 
D) parameters,populations.

Question 14

The mean age of all college graduates is 35.If the population distribution is normal,the mean of any sampling distribution of sample mean ages of college graduates will be

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A) within plus or minus 1 standard deviation of 35. 
B) close to 35. 
C) 35. 
D) determined by the size of the distribution. 
A) within plus or minus 1 standard deviation of 35. 
B) close to 35. 
C) 35. 
D) determined by the size of the distribution.

Question 15

The theorems presented in Chapter 6 tell us that if a sample is "large," the sampling distribution will be

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A) the same shape as the population. 
B) normal. 
C) small. 
D) irrelevant. 
A) the same shape as the population. 
B) normal. 
C) small. 
D) irrelevant.

Question 16

To select a simple random sample,a researcher needs

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A) a list of the population and system for selecting cases according to EPSEM. 
B) a list of the sample and a well developed sampling distribution. 
C) a sampling distribution and a table of random numbers. 
D) a parameter and a cluster. 
A) a list of the population and system for selecting cases according to EPSEM. 
B) a list of the sample and a well developed sampling distribution. 
C) a sampling distribution and a table of random numbers. 
D) a parameter and a cluster.

Question 17

A researcher tests a theory about sexism by administering a survey to the 200 students in her sociology classes.This sample is best characterized as a

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A) cluster sample. 
B) stratified random sample. 
C) non-probability sample. 
D) sampling distribution. 
A) cluster sample. 
B) stratified random sample. 
C) non-probability sample. 
D) sampling distribution.

Question 18

In your own words,explain the purpose of inferential statistics.Include in your essay the concepts of sample,population,statistic,parameter,representativeness,and the principle of EPSEM.Make sure that you define each of these terms as you develop your essay.

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Inferential statistics is a branch of st

Question 19

For a simple random sample,each case and each combination of cases in the population must

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A) be representative. 
B) be included in the sample. 
C) be contacted by the researcher. 
D) have an equal probability of being chosen for the sample. 
A) be representative. 
B) be included in the sample. 
C) be contacted by the researcher. 
D) have an equal probability of being chosen for the sample.

Question 20

I use the principle of EPSEM to select a sample from my church for an opinion poll.The sample

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A) is guaranteed to be representative of the population. 
B) has a high probability of being representative. 
C) should never be larger than 100. 
D) should be larger than the population. 
A) is guaranteed to be representative of the population. 
B) has a high probability of being representative. 
C) should never be larger than 100. 
D) should be larger than the population.

Your sample size is 1000.It is safe to assume that

What are the three distributions involved in every application of inferential statistics?

The goal of all techniques for selecting probability samples is to select samples that are

When using systematic sampling,the researcher must

The standard error of the mean is the same thing as

The purpose of inferential statistics is to acquire knowledge of the from the by means of the distribution

A sample selected according to the principle of EPSEM is extremely likely to be

Social scientists use inferential statistics to generalize to populations after they have

The simple random sample requires

Tables of random numbers,such as the one available at the website for this text,provide one way to assure

Using the General Social Survey as an example,the concept of the sampling distribution allows us to link the sample of about respondents to the population of about adult Americans

According to the theorems presented in Chapter 6,we can be sure that the sampling distribution is normal if

Statistics are characteristics of samples while are characteristics of .

The mean age of all college graduates is 35.If the population distribution is normal,the mean of any sampling distribution of sample mean ages of college graduates will be

The theorems presented in Chapter 6 tell us that if a sample is "large," the sampling distribution will be

To select a simple random sample,a researcher needs

A researcher tests a theory about sexism by administering a survey to the 200 students in her sociology classes.This sample is best characterized as a

In your own words,explain the purpose of inferential statistics.Include in your essay the concepts of sample,population,statistic,parameter,representativeness,and the principle of EPSEM.Make sure that you define each of these terms as you develop your essay.

For a simple random sample,each case and each combination of cases in the population must

I use the principle of EPSEM to select a sample from my church for an opinion poll.The sample

Introduction

Basic Descriptive Statistics: Percentages, Ratios and Rates, Tables, Charts and Graphs

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Dispersion

The Normal Curve

Estimation Procedures

Hypothesis Testing I: the One-Sample Case

Hypothesis Testing II: the Two-Sample Case

Hypothesis Testing III: the Analysis of Variance

Hypothesis Testing Iv: Chi Square

Bivariate Association: Introduction and Basic Concepts

Association Between Variables Measured at the Nominal Level

Association Between Variables Measured at the Ordinal Level

Association Between Variables Measured at the Interval-Ratio Level

Elaborating Bivariate Tables

Partial Correlation and Multiple Regression and Correlation

Filters

Exam 6: Introduction to Inferential Statistics: Sampling and the Sampling Distribution

Your sample size is 1000.It is safe to assume that

What are the three distributions involved in every application of inferential statistics?

The goal of all techniques for selecting probability samples is to select samples that are

When using systematic sampling,the researcher must

The standard error of the mean is the same thing as

The purpose of inferential statistics is to acquire knowledge of the ____ from the ____ by means of the ____ distribution

A sample selected according to the principle of EPSEM is extremely likely to be

Social scientists use inferential statistics to generalize to populations after they have

The simple random sample requires

Tables of random numbers,such as the one available at the website for this text,provide one way to assure

Using the General Social Survey as an example,the concept of the sampling distribution allows us to link the sample of about ____ respondents to the population of about ____ adult Americans

According to the theorems presented in Chapter 6,we can be sure that the sampling distribution is normal if

Statistics are characteristics of samples while ____ are characteristics of ____.

The mean age of all college graduates is 35.If the population distribution is normal,the mean of any sampling distribution of sample mean ages of college graduates will be

The theorems presented in Chapter 6 tell us that if a sample is "large," the sampling distribution will be

To select a simple random sample,a researcher needs

A researcher tests a theory about sexism by administering a survey to the 200 students in her sociology classes.This sample is best characterized as a

In your own words,explain the purpose of inferential statistics.Include in your essay the concepts of sample,population,statistic,parameter,representativeness,and the principle of EPSEM.Make sure that you define each of these terms as you develop your essay.

For a simple random sample,each case and each combination of cases in the population must

I use the principle of EPSEM to select a sample from my church for an opinion poll.The sample

Introduction

Basic Descriptive Statistics: Percentages, Ratios and Rates, Tables, Charts and Graphs

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Dispersion

The Normal Curve

Estimation Procedures

Hypothesis Testing I: the One-Sample Case

Hypothesis Testing II: the Two-Sample Case

Hypothesis Testing III: the Analysis of Variance

Hypothesis Testing Iv: Chi Square

Bivariate Association: Introduction and Basic Concepts

Association Between Variables Measured at the Nominal Level

Association Between Variables Measured at the Ordinal Level

Association Between Variables Measured at the Interval-Ratio Level

Elaborating Bivariate Tables

Partial Correlation and Multiple Regression and Correlation

Filters

The purpose of inferential statistics is to acquire knowledge of the from the by means of the distribution

Using the General Social Survey as an example,the concept of the sampling distribution allows us to link the sample of about respondents to the population of about adult Americans

Statistics are characteristics of samples while are characteristics of .