Short Answer
Match eight of the terms (a-k)with the definitions provided below (1-8):
a.Haphazard selection
b.Attributes sampling
c.Block sample selection
d.Judgmental sampling
e.Non-probabilistic sample selection
f.Probabilistic sample selection
g.Random sample
h.Representative sample
i.Statistical sampling
j.Systematic sample selection
k.Sampling distribution
________ 1.The use of mathematical measurement techniques to calculate formal statistical results and quantify sampling risk.
________ 2.A non-probabilistic method of sample selection in which items are selected in measured sequences.
________ 3.A sample whose characteristics are the same as those of the population.
________ 4.A statistical,probabilistic method of sample evaluation that results in an estimate of the proportion of items in a population containing a characteristic of interest.
________ 5.A non-probabilistic method of sample selection in which items are chosen without regard to their size,source,or other distinguishing characteristics.
________ 6.An auditor selects items such that each population item has a known probability of being included in the sample.
________ 7.A frequency distribution of the results of all possible samples of a specified size that could be obtained from a population containing some specific parameters.
________ 8.A sample in which every possible combination of elements in the population has an equal chance of constituting the sample.
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