Exam 5: Selecting a Sample

The type of random sampling that targets groups, not individuals is

Of the following, which is a common example of demographic information collected in a survey study?

Sean knows a lot about racial tensions in public schools. He wants to conduct a quantitative study that examines the current state of affairs in public schools. He contacts two school districts, one that has a history of problems and one that does not randomly selects students from these schools to participate in his study. One concern with the study, however, is that Sean used

A political polling organization has decided to do a study that explores teachers' opinions about school vouchers. To be representative the group seeks data from 1200 practicing teachers in four regions of the United States. The group used an electronic survey and when 1200 surveys are returned, the data are analyzed. This best represents which of the following strategies?

Matt is a qualitative researcher interested in the benefits of community gardens on respect for cultural diversity. He questions whether working together in a gardening environment changes people's tolerance for cultural differences. To conduct his study he selects 8 members of a community gardening group who are Anglo Americans whose families have been in the country for at least three generations and who have been members of the gardening community for at least two years. The sampling strategy Matt is using is best described as ____________ sampling.

Jody is a quantitative researcher who wants to use a random sampling technique. Of the following, which is she likely to use?

All of the following are examples of probability sampling techniques EXCEPT

Alexandra is conducting a study on math achievement and wants to collect a sample representative of minority students. She goes to St. Louis inner-city schools because she knows there are a lot of racial and ethnic minorities in these schools. Alexandra is illustrating which of the following?

Pat is on an editorial review board for a research journal and when reviewing a recent manuscript found the qualitative study included 7 teachers. Which of the following sampling strategies most likely would have been used in the study?

The provost is interested in what it is like to be a teacher at a Research I Institution. He selects three specific types of participants for his study. Those who teach only advanced doctoral students, those who teach only undergraduate survey courses, and those who teach a mix of course levels. The provost is illustrating

In his study on test anxiety, Jim is particularly interested in studying only first-year university students because he wants his findings to generalize to only first year students in large universities in the United States. He samples first year students at his own west coast, state university. He has identified all first year students at his institution, he has determined his desired sample size, and he has listed all the members of the population. -In Jim's study, the target population is

Jack identifies the population for his study on the effects of television violence on children as five year old children who watch television more than 15 hours a week. He has determined the sample size he needs, but has hit a snag. He can't list all the members of his population. It is likely that Jack will employ a ______________ approach.

The college Dean asked Meg to conduct a study that surveyed one half of the college students regarding their opinions of change in course offerings. Which nonrandom sampling approach is Meg likely to use?

Sally is completing a narrative study on the rehabilitation of middle-aged women runners after stress fractures in their feet. She therefore selects only women in the 35-45 year age range who are just beginning rehabilitation at one particular clinic. Sally's sampling strategy can best be described as

Maude is conducting an ethnographic study that concerns the transitions that older Americans face as they move into transitional housing. She is particularly interested in the potential differences in the challenges for men and women. She therefore is careful to include both men and women in her sample. Maude's strategy can best be categorized as

Peggy is conducting a reading intervention study that involves many children in many classrooms in many schools. The intervention is delivered by the teacher to the entire classes. Peggy would like to use a random sampling approach. Which of the following is Peggy likely to consider?

Which of the following is NOT a purposive sampling technique?

Max is interviewing education majors at a large University. He tells his graduate assistant to get 5 interviews and to make sure at least one male participates. Max is illustrating

Charleon is conducting a study to examine TechState employees' use of university computers for non-work related tasks. She would like to generalize her findings to all of the employees of the TechState University community. -Given Charleon's study, which of the following is the target population?

A large marketing firm has decided to do a study that describes the needs of practicing teachers regarding instructional materials. The vice-president wants data from 400 practicing teachers. Shawna, a researcher with the firm, sends a mass mailing and when 400 surveys are returned she analyzes the data. Shawna is best illustrating which sampling strategy?