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RM-Sampling

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Mrs. Trahan samples her class by selecting 5 girls and 7 boys.  This type of sampling is called?
a)
Stratified
b)
Systematic
c)
Simple
d)
Cluster
2.
Mrs. Trahan samples her class by selecting every third person on her class list.  Which type of sampling method is this?
a)
Simple
b)
Systematic
c)
Stratified
d)
Cluster
3.
Mrs. Trahan samples her class by selecting all students sitting at group 1 and group 5 in her classroom.  This sampling technique is called?
a)
Simple
b)
Stratified
c)
Systematic
d)
Cluster
4.
Farmer Joe separates his apple tree farm into 10 regions.  He counts the number of apples produced in just one of the regions and uses that estimate to predict the number of apples produced on the whole farm.  This is _______ sampling.
a)
Simple
b)
Cluster
c)
Stratified
d)
Systematic
5.

A part of the entire population size taken by a researcher.

a)

Sample

b)

Portion

c)

Part

d)

Group

6.

The process of selecting that specific part of the population size.

a)

RCBD

b)

CRD

c)

Sampling

d)

Grouping

7.

The process of selecting that specific part of the population size.

a)

RCBD

b)

CRD

c)

Sampling

d)

Grouping

8.

Which of the following does not belong to Simple Random Sampling?

a)

Table of Random Numbers

b)

Tabulator

c)

Lottery Techniques

d)

Random Number Generator

9.

This sampling technique makes use of taking a unit at random from the first k unit and every kth subsequent unit.

a)

Stratified

b)

Systematic

c)

Simple

d)

Multi-stage

10.

This type of sampling subdivides the population into subpopulations.

a)

Stratified

b)

Systematic

c)

Simple

d)

Cluster

11.

This type of sampling makes use of blocks or districts as a sampling frame in order to cut down a huge population size.

a)

Systematic

b)

Stratified

c)

Simple

d)

Cluster

12.

What kind of sampling technique is the following:


List the names of all the students alphabetically and contact the parent of every 25th student.

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Simple Random Sampling

c)

Systematic Sampling

d)

Sample

13.

What kind of sample technique is the following:


Select at random 150 parents and send them a survey.

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Simple Random Sampling

c)

Systematic Sampling

d)

Sample

14.

What kind of sample technique is the following:


Selecting every 8th person in line for a water slide.

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Simple Random Sampling

c)

Systematic Sampling

d)

Sample

15.

What kind of sample technique is the following:


Survey 130 names chosen out of a hat.

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Simple Random Sampling

c)

Systematic Sampling

d)

Sample

16.

What kind of sample technique is the following:


Question 90 employees chosen at random.

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Simple Random Sampling

c)

Systematic Sampling

d)

Sample

17.

What kind of sample technique is the following:


Question everyone in the cafeteria.

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Simple Random Sampling

c)

Systematic Sampling

d)

Sample

18.

What kind of sample technique is the following:


Question every 5th person you see in the school hallway.

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Simple Random Sampling

c)

Systematic Sampling

d)

Sample

19.

What kind of sample technique is the following:


Question every 10th person you see leaving the mall.

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Simple Random Sampling

c)

Systematic Sampling

d)

Sample

20.

What kind of sample technique is the following:


Question every person in the movie theater parking lot.

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Simple Random Sampling

c)

Systematic Sampling

d)

Sample

21.

What kind of sample technique is the following:


Survey the students in your classroom.

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Simple Random Sampling

c)

Systematic Sampling

d)

Sample

22.

What kind of sample technique is the following:


Selecting 60 customers who have purchased your product and sending them a survey.

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Simple Random Sampling

c)

Systematic Sampling

d)

Sample

23.

What kind of sample technique is the following:


The teacher selecting students by pulling their name out of a hat.

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Simple Random Sampling

c)

Systematic Sampling

d)

Sample

24.

What kind of sample technique is the following:


Giving a survey to everyone on your swim team.

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Simple Random Sampling

c)

Systematic Sampling

d)

Sample

25.

What kind of sample technique is the following:


Survey every 8th customer who leaves your store.

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Simple Random Sampling

c)

Systematic Sampling

d)

Sample

26.

A (a)   population refers to a subgroup of the population that the researcher is interested in investigating.

27.

A (a)   refers to a group of people drawn from the target population who take part in the research.

28.

A sample must be r (a)   of the target population so that the findings of research can be generalised.

29.

(a)   techniques refer to the methods used by researchers to obtain a sample from their target population

30.

Which two of the following are the most biased sampling techniques?

a)

Random sampling

b)

Opportunity sampling

c)

Volunteer sampling

d)

Stratified sampling

e)

Systematic sampling

31.

Generalisation of findings is most likely when using which sampling technique?

a)

Random sampling

b)

Opportunity sampling

c)

Volunteer sampling

d)

Stratified sampling

e)

Systematic sampling

32.

(a)   sampling refers to when participants in the sample are equal to to their representation in the target population.

33.

(a)   sampling refers to when participants in the sample are equal to to their representation in the target population.

34.

A research recognises that 70% of their target population are female and so 70% of their sample are female. which sampling technique does this best apply to?

a)

Stratified sampling

b)

Volunteer sampling

c)

Opportunity sampling

d)

Random sampling

e)

Systematic sampling

35.

Which of the following is the first step when using stratified sampling?

a)

Identifying the strata

b)

Calculating the proportions needed for the sample

c)

Randomly selecting the proportion needed for each stratum from the target population

d)

Randomly allocating participants to each condition

36.

When using stratified sampling, researchers must identify the strata. This involves:

a)

Calculating the percentage proportions of people in the target population e.g. 70% being male or 20% being elderly etc.

b)

Calculating the nth term

c)

Approaching people who are nearby and asking if they are available to take part.

37.

When using stratified sampling, researchers must identify the strata. This involves:

a)

Calculating the percentage proportions of people in the target population e.g. 70% being male or 20% being elderly etc.

b)

Calculating the nth term

c)

Approaching people who are nearby and asking if they are available to take part.

38.

When using systematic sampling to select a sample of 25 from a target population of 100, every ____ person must be selected.

a)

3rd

b)

4th

c)

5th

d)

10th

39.

Random sampling refers to when everyone in the target population has an (a)   chance of being selected

40.

Which two sampling techniques involve pulling names out of a hat to select the sample?

a)

Stratified sampling

b)

Volunteer sampling

c)

Opportunity sampling

d)

Random sampling

e)

Systematic sampling

41.

(a)   sampling refers to when people that are readily available to the researcher are used as the sample.

42.

A teacher puts students’ names in a hat and chooses without looking to get a sample of 33 students. What kind of sampling technique is used?

a)

Simple Random Sampling

b)

Cluster Sampling

c)

Stratified Sampling

d)

Systematic sampling

43.

A politician asks his neighbors their opinions about a controversial issue. What kind of sampling technique is used?

a)

Simple random sampling

b)

Cluster sampling

c)

Convenience Sampling

d)

Stratified sampling

44.

A school chooses 3 randomly selected athletes from each of its sports teams to participate in a survey about athletics at the school. What kind of sampling technique is used?

a)

Simple random sampling

b)

Cluster Sampling

c)

Stratified Sampling

d)

Systematic Sampling

45.

Willy wants to find what percent of students at his school drink milk after they finish their cereal. He selects every tenth person who enters the school. What kind of sampling technique is used?

a)

Simple random sampling

b)

Cluster sampling

c)

Stratified sampling

d)

Systematic sampling

46.

Willy wants to find what percent of students at his school drink milk after they finish their cereal. He randomly selects 50 student names from a hat. What type of sampling is this?

a)

Simple random sampling

b)

Cluster sampling

c)

Stratified sampoling

d)

Convenience sampling

47.

Why do we randomly select our samples?

a)

for control

b)

reduce bias

c)

so we don't get the same answers from everyone

d)

to eliminate confounding results

48.

A part of the population is called a _____________.

a)

biased sample

b)

random sample

c)

sample

d)

convenience sample

49.

A teacher splits her classes up by period. She then randomly picks 3 students from each period to do a survey.

a)

Simple Random Sampling

b)

Systematic Random Sampling

c)

Cluster Sampling

d)

Stratified Random Sampling

50.

A teacher wants to know how well her students are doing on a topic. She randomly picks one class to survey.

a)

Simple Random Sampling

b)

Systematic Random Sampling

c)

Cluster Sampling

d)

Stratified Random Sampling

51.

An independent research company wants to go door to door to survey people in the city of Fontana. The company decides to number all blocks within the city limit, randomly choose 1 block and survey all households on that block.

This is an example of:

a)

Simple Random Sampling

b)

Systematic Random Sampling

c)

Cluster Sampling

d)

Stratified Random Sampling

52.

A teacher wants to know the average time spent doing homework by the students in her class of 20 girls and 5 boys.

She picks the student in every 5th seat.

a)

Simple Random Sampling

b)

Systematic Random Sampling

c)

Cluster Sampling

d)

Stratified Random Sampling

53.

Non-probability sampling is mostly used in qualitative research.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

54.

A teacher wants to know the average time spent doing homework by the students in her class of 20 girls and 5 boys.

She selects the five closest to her des

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Quota Sampling

c)

Purposive Sampling

d)

Snowball Sampling

55.

A teacher wants to know the average time spent doing homework by the students in her classes. All in all, there are 50 students. The teacher decided to interview 10 students as the default number.

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Quota Sampling

c)

Purposive Sampling

d)

Snowball Sampling

56.

What sampling technique will be used if a researcher wants to know the experience of the board exam takers in the time of pandemic?

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Quota Sampling

c)

Purposive Sampling

d)

Snowball Sampling

57.

What sampling technique will be used if the researcher can't find enough participants and asked referrals from the initial participants?

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Quota Sampling

c)

Purposive Sampling

d)

Snowball Sampling

58.

Interview every 10th student who enters the school in the morning.

a)

simple random

b)

voluntary response

c)

systematic

d)

convenience