Question 1

To conduct a survey on current political science majors, a researcher gets a list of all students who have declared a political science major from the registrar from which a sample will be drawn. This list is known as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  A sample 
B)  A population 
C)  A target population 
D)  An aggregation 
E)  A sampling frame

Question 2

The population is the entire set of individuals or other entities to which study findings are to be generalized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the probability of selection for any man in a proportionate random sample, where a sample of 100 will be drawn from a population of 1,000 that is 50% male and 50% female?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  25 
C)  .10 
D)  .50 
E)  .01

Question 4

If anything other than chance determines which elements are selected for the sample, the sample is said to have:

Accepted Answer

A)  Skew 
B)  Bias 
C)  Tilt 
D)  Disproportionate strata 
E)  Invalidity

Question 5

When all elements in a population are identical:

Accepted Answer

A)  Generalizability based on a sample is low 
B)  Sampling is unnecessary 
C)  Non-probability samples have greater generalizability 
D)  A census must be taken 
E)  Large samples are more representative than small samples

Question 6

In purposive sampling, interviews should continue until a saturation point is reached.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A researcher is working with data collected through responses from or about the available members of the entire population of the United States, also known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Target population data 
B)  Consensus data 
C)  Census data 
D)  Survey data 
E)  National data

Question 8

Cluster sampling is a type of sampling in which elements are selected in two or more states, with the first stage being random selection of naturally occurring clusters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In a census, the probability of selection for all elements is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Less than one 
B)  Greater than one 
C)  Undetermined 
D)  Dependent on sample size 
E)  Exactly one

Question 10

In what circumstances is a simple random sample possible? Describe at least four techniques can be used in drawing a simple random sample. How does this contrast with drawing a systematic random sample? In what situations is a systematic random sample as good as a simple random sample, and in what situations is it clearly worse?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

In social research, what is the importance of sampling? Why are probability sampling techniques superior to non-probability sampling in achieving this end?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In social research, what is the importance...

Question 12

Another name for convenience sampling is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Availability sampling 
B)  Judgmental sampling 
C)  Purposive sampling 
D)  Simple random sampling 
E)  Stratified sampling

Question 13

In what circumstances are non-probability sampling methods appropriate? What are the limitations of using non-probability sampling methods?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

You have been hired by the Department of Institutional Research to find out if students at State University work while they're in school. You have access to the complete list of students registered this semester. Design a stratified random sample and a quota sample of students at State University, where the student population has the following salient characteristics: 50% male, 50% female; 75% white, not Hispanic, 25% racial or ethnic minority. Discuss the different procedures for each and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Accepted Answer

The answer of You have been hired by the Department...

Question 15

Purposive sampling selects elements for inclusion in the sample based on chance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The individual members of the population whose characteristics are to be measured are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Samples 
B)  Elements 
C)  Sampling units 
D)  Primary sampling units 
E)  Targets

Question 17

A subset of the population used to study the population as a whole is known as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  Target population 
B)  Sampling frame 
C)  Sample 
D)  Element 
E)  Sampling unit

Question 18

It is not possible to determine the probability of selection of elements in a disproportionate stratified random sample.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Availability sampling is another name for simple random sampling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Sampling and Generalizability

To conduct a survey on current political science majors, a researcher gets a list of all students who have declared a political science major from the registrar from which a sample will be drawn. This list is known as what?

The population is the entire set of individuals or other entities to which study findings are to be generalized.

What is the probability of selection for any man in a proportionate random sample, where a sample of 100 will be drawn from a population of 1,000 that is 50% male and 50% female?

If anything other than chance determines which elements are selected for the sample, the sample is said to have:

When all elements in a population are identical:

In purposive sampling, interviews should continue until a saturation point is reached.

A researcher is working with data collected through responses from or about the available members of the entire population of the United States, also known as:

Cluster sampling is a type of sampling in which elements are selected in two or more states, with the first stage being random selection of naturally occurring clusters.

In a census, the probability of selection for all elements is:

In social research, what is the importance of sampling? Why are probability sampling techniques superior to non-probability sampling in achieving this end?

Another name for convenience sampling is:

In what circumstances are non-probability sampling methods appropriate? What are the limitations of using non-probability sampling methods?

Purposive sampling selects elements for inclusion in the sample based on chance.

The individual members of the population whose characteristics are to be measured are known as:

A subset of the population used to study the population as a whole is known as a(n) :

It is not possible to determine the probability of selection of elements in a disproportionate stratified random sample.

Availability sampling is another name for simple random sampling.