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Research Method (Population & Sampling)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are two methods of surveying?

a)

tests and interviews

b)

experiments and questionnaires

c)

interviews and questionnaires

d)

case studies and experiments

2.

What is a target population?

a)

the whole group you want to study or describe

b)

the population that is practicing for the Hunger Games

c)

population inside the classroom

d)

part of the group you want to study or describe

3.

How can participant bias affect the outcome of a study?

a)

It can make others want to volunteer for the study

b)

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

c)

It can split the results in two

d)

It can prove it correct, because volunteer opinions accurately represent everyone in the population

4.

_________________ research operates with variables that can be manipulated.

a)

Correlational

b)

Quantitative

c)

Qualitative

d)

Artifacts

5.

A ___________ is the group of individuals taking part in the research study.

a)

Population

b)

Sample

c)

Variable

d)

Control

6.

__________ refers to the extent to which the results of the study can be applied beyond the sample and the settings used in the study.

a)

Generalizability

b)

Population

c)

Sample

d)

Credibility

7.

In __________ __________ every member of the target population has an equal chance of becoming part of the sample.

a)

Stratified sampling

b)

Random sampling

c)

Opportunity sampling

d)

Self-selected sampling

8.

In_____________ _______________you recruit participants that are more easily available.

a)

Self-selected sampling

b)

Opportunity sampling

c)

Random sampling

d)

Stratified sampling

9.

____________ research is an in-depth study of a particular phenomenon.

a)

Descriptive

b)

Correlational

c)

Qualitative

d)

Quantitative

10.

What is population frame?

a)

a listing of all the elements in the population from which the sample is drawn

b)

the population that is a single member of the population

c)

population inside the classroom

d)

part of the group you want to study or describe