Question 1

A judgment sample is sometimes referred to as a _____ sample.

Accepted Answer

A)  quota 
B)  purposive 
C)  multistage 
D)  referral 
E)  bias

Question 2

When selecting citizens for jury duty, a local municipality randomly draws names from the registered voter database. Each voter has a 20 percent chance of being called up. What type of sampling method does this represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  quota sampling 
B)  simple random sampling 
C)  systematic sampling 
D)  randomized sampling 
E)  eSampling

Question 3

The _____ is the complete group of objects or elements relevant to the research project. They are relevant because they possess the information the research project is designed to collect.

Accepted Answer

A)  sample 
B)  target population 
C)  sampling frame 
D)  sampling unit 
E)  census

Question 4

In nonprobability sampling, elements are selected randomly and the selection probabilities are preset by the researcher.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The sampling design process involves answering all of the following questions EXCEPT _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Should a sample or a census be used? 
B)  If a sample is used, then which approach is best? 
C)  How large a sample is necessary? 
D)  How large is the population? 
E)  All of the above are questions involved in the sampling design process.

Question 6

Which of the following is a type a probability sampling method?

Accepted Answer

A)  simple random 
B)  convenience 
C)  judgment 
D)  snowball/referral 
E)  quota

Question 7

List the five steps in the sampling process.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Which is NOT a decision that must be made when statistical formulas are used to determine the sample size?

Accepted Answer

A)  the degree of confidence 
B)  the specified level of precision 
C)  the population size 
D)  the amount of variability 
E)  all of the above are decisions that must be made when statistical formulas are used to determine sample size

Question 9

Explain why a sample of 500 is equally useful in understanding the opinions of a target population of 15 million as it is for one of 100,000. Is this true for populations of 1,000? Explain.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Name and describe the five probabilistic sampling designs.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Kim randomly selects ten people to participate in her study. To increase her sample size, Kim asks each respondent to refer her to two other individuals that are similar to the original respondent. She then asks those individuals for two more individuals that are similar to them. Kim is using a _____ sample.

Accepted Answer

A)  random 
B)  snowball 
C)  quota 
D)  stratified 
E)  cluster

Question 12

Elements or objects available for selection during the sampling process are known as the _____. They can be people, households, census tracts, businesses, or any logical unit relevant to the study's objective.

Accepted Answer

A)  sample 
B)  sampling frame 
C)  sampling unit 
D)  respondent 
E)  subject

Question 13

A _____ involves collecting data from all members of a population.

Accepted Answer

A)  census 
B)  sample 
C)  questionnaire 
D)  non-probability sample 
E)  probability sample

Question 14

In which type of sampling method are sampling methods selected randomly and the probability of being selected is determined ahead of time by the researchers?

Accepted Answer

A)  probability sampling 
B)  nonprobability sampling 
C)  snowball sampling 
D)  proportional sampling 
E)  quota sampling

Question 15

In ____, the overall sample size will be the total of all the elements from each of the strata, and the number of elements chosen from each strata is proportionate to the size of a particular strata relative to the overall sample size.

Accepted Answer

A)  proportionately stratified sampling 
B)  disproportionately stratified sampling 
C)  equally stratified sampling 
D)  cluster stratified sampling 
E)  quota stratified sampling

Question 16

Which of the following is the number of population elements between each unit selected when using systematic sampling?

Accepted Answer

A)  sampling interval 
B)  sampling proportion 
C)  sampling quota 
D)  ratio scale 
E)  adjusted sample

Question 17

Which sampling method involves selecting sample elements that are most readily available to participate in the study and can provide the information required?

Accepted Answer

A)  convenience sample 
B)  quota sample 
C)  proximity sample 
D)  primary sample 
E)  nonscientific sample

Question 18

All of the following are types of nonprobability sampling methods EXCEPT _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  convenience 
B)  judgment 
C)  snowball/referral 
D)  quota 
E)  cluster

Question 19

Hattie has defined the target population of a study to be marketing managers in large manufacturing firms (i.e., over $100 million in sales). She doesn't want to collect data from all members of the target population, just a subset of them that is representative of the target population. She wants to collect a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sample 
B)  census 
C)  questionnaire 
D)  non-probability sample 
E)  sub-census

Question 20

Multistage cluster sampling does not actually involve a sequence of stages.

Accepted Answer