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WorksheetsSampling Procedure of Quantitative Research
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the best sampling technique to use for determining the average speed of the cars on a
section of highway?
simple random sample
systematic sample
convenience sample
a) or b)
Which method is most likely to produce a random sample of the members of your class?
listing the first six students that come to mind
choosing the five oldest students in the class
writing the name of each student on a separate piece of paper and then drawing
these slips from a hat
selecting the first six students to arrive at class
A large corporation wants to find out which benefits plan its employees would prefer. Which
procedure would be most likely to obtain a statistically unbiased sample?
surveying a random sample of employees from a list of all employees
inviting all employees to indicate their choices by e-mail
placing suggestion boxes at random locations in the company’s plant and offices
assembling a group with one member from each department and recording the
preferences of these employees
A college president wants to find out which courses students consider to be of the most benefit to
them. Which procedure would be most likely to produce a statistically unbiased sample?
having students complete a questionnaire on the college web site
asking students to mail in a questionnaire
surveying a random sample of students taken from the list of all students
surveying the first hundred students on an alphabetical list
A pollster wants to find out if citizens are satisfied with the city council. Which procedure would be
most appropriate for obtaining a statistically unbiased sample?
interviewing people at a popular local shopping centre
surveying people whose names have been randomly chosen from the telephone
book
placing an advertisement in the local newspaper asking for mail-in responses
mailing a questionnaire to people whose names have been chosen randomly from
a list of customers of the municipal utility company
Sampling is about ______ a sample from a population.
adding
including
predicting
selecting
A sample frame is a useful tool to ______ a target population.
approximate
assess
assimilate
attach
What is TRUE about stratified sampling?
Type of sampling method in which the total population is divided into smaller groups or strata
The population is divided into various subgroups.
It is part of sampling
All of the above
Which of the following probability sampling is the basic and commonly used technique in descriptive research?
stratified random sampling
simple random sampling
systematic random sampling
cluster sampling
It refers the number of respondents/subjectsthat you are going to use in the study.
sample
population
sample size
sampling
