Identify Components of Research Flashcard

Front

In a study where a researcher identifies professional athletes as a group of interest and selects a small group of local athletes to observe, who is the target population?

Back

all professional athletes

Front

Which category of sampling is used when the probability of selecting each individual in a population is known and every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected?

Back

probability sampling

Front

What is a method of sampling in which the first participant is selected using simple random sampling, and then every nth person until all participants have been selected?

Back

systematic sampling

Front

What is a limitation of cluster sampling?

Back

It limits a sample to individuals in the chosen clusters.

Front

Sampling bias results in a sample that is not ______.

Back

representative

Front

Which of the following methods of sampling is not random?
sampling with replacement,
sampling without replacement,
convenience sampling,
stratified sampling

Back

convenience sampling

Front

When a population is naturally grouped, selecting subgroups and omitting the other groups is an example of ______.

Back

cluster sampling

Front

A researcher wants to understand student’s study habits across the state. However, she lives in a rural area and decides to use the local middle school instead of schools across the state. What kind of sampling is this?

Back

convenience sampling

Front

This occurs when sampling procedures employed in a study favor certain individuals or groups over others.

Back

Sampling bias

Front

In which of the following sampling methods does each member of the population have an equal chance of being selected into the sample?
Options: simple random sample, proportional stratified sample, systematic sample with a random starting point, all of the above

Back

all of the above