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WorksheetsResearch Method (Population & Sampling)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What are two methods of surveying?
tests and interviews
experiments and questionnaires
interviews and questionnaires
case studies and experiments
What is a target population?
the whole group you want to study or describe
the population that is practicing for the Hunger Games
population inside the classroom
part of the group you want to study or describe
How can participant bias affect the outcome of a study?
It can make others want to volunteer for the study
It can invalidate it, if the volunteers hold bias that is counter to the opinions of those who are not part of the study, but are represented by it
It can split the results in two
It can prove it correct, because volunteer opinions accurately represent everyone in the population
_________________ research operates with variables that can be manipulated.
Correlational
Quantitative
Qualitative
Artifacts
A ___________ is the group of individuals taking part in the research study.
Population
Sample
Variable
Control
__________ refers to the extent to which the results of the study can be applied beyond the sample and the settings used in the study.
Generalizability
Population
Sample
Credibility
In __________ __________ every member of the target population has an equal chance of becoming part of the sample.
Stratified sampling
Random sampling
Opportunity sampling
Self-selected sampling
In_____________ _______________you recruit participants that are more easily available.
Self-selected sampling
Opportunity sampling
Random sampling
Stratified sampling
____________ research is an in-depth study of a particular phenomenon.
Descriptive
Correlational
Qualitative
Quantitative
What is population frame?
a listing of all the elements in the population from which the sample is drawn
the population that is a single member of the population
population inside the classroom
part of the group you want to study or describe
