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A part of the entire population size taken by a researcher.
Sample
Portion
Part
Group
The process of selecting that specific part of the population size.
RCBD
CRD
Sampling
Grouping
The process of selecting that specific part of the population size.
RCBD
CRD
Sampling
Grouping
Which of the following does not belong to Simple Random Sampling?
Table of Random Numbers
Tabulator
Lottery Techniques
Random Number Generator
This sampling technique makes use of taking a unit at random from the first k unit and every kth subsequent unit.
Stratified
Systematic
Simple
Multi-stage
This type of sampling subdivides the population into subpopulations.
Stratified
Systematic
Simple
Cluster
This type of sampling makes use of blocks or districts as a sampling frame in order to cut down a huge population size.
Systematic
Stratified
Simple
Cluster
What kind of sampling technique is the following:
List the names of all the students alphabetically and contact the parent of every 25th student.
Convenience Sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Sampling
Sample
What kind of sample technique is the following:
Select at random 150 parents and send them a survey.
Convenience Sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Sampling
Sample
What kind of sample technique is the following:
Selecting every 8th person in line for a water slide.
Convenience Sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Sampling
Sample
What kind of sample technique is the following:
Survey 130 names chosen out of a hat.
Convenience Sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Sampling
Sample
What kind of sample technique is the following:
Question 90 employees chosen at random.
Convenience Sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Sampling
Sample
What kind of sample technique is the following:
Question everyone in the cafeteria.
Convenience Sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Sampling
Sample
What kind of sample technique is the following:
Question every 5th person you see in the school hallway.
Convenience Sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Sampling
Sample
What kind of sample technique is the following:
Question every 10th person you see leaving the mall.
Convenience Sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Sampling
Sample
What kind of sample technique is the following:
Question every person in the movie theater parking lot.
Convenience Sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Sampling
Sample
What kind of sample technique is the following:
Survey the students in your classroom.
Convenience Sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Sampling
Sample
What kind of sample technique is the following:
Selecting 60 customers who have purchased your product and sending them a survey.
Convenience Sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Sampling
Sample
What kind of sample technique is the following:
The teacher selecting students by pulling their name out of a hat.
Convenience Sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Sampling
Sample
What kind of sample technique is the following:
Giving a survey to everyone on your swim team.
Convenience Sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Sampling
Sample
What kind of sample technique is the following:
Survey every 8th customer who leaves your store.
Convenience Sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Sampling
Sample
A (a) population refers to a subgroup of the population that the researcher is interested in investigating.
A (a) refers to a group of people drawn from the target population who take part in the research.
A sample must be r (a) of the target population so that the findings of research can be generalised.
(a) techniques refer to the methods used by researchers to obtain a sample from their target population
Which two of the following are the most biased sampling techniques?
Random sampling
Opportunity sampling
Volunteer sampling
Stratified sampling
Systematic sampling
Generalisation of findings is most likely when using which sampling technique?
Random sampling
Opportunity sampling
Volunteer sampling
Stratified sampling
Systematic sampling
(a) sampling refers to when participants in the sample are equal to to their representation in the target population.
(a) sampling refers to when participants in the sample are equal to to their representation in the target population.
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?
Stratified sampling
Volunteer sampling
Opportunity sampling
Random sampling
Systematic sampling
Which of the following is the first step when using stratified sampling?
Identifying the strata
Calculating the proportions needed for the sample
Randomly selecting the proportion needed for each stratum from the target population
Randomly allocating participants to each condition
When using stratified sampling, researchers must identify the strata. This involves:
Calculating the percentage proportions of people in the target population e.g. 70% being male or 20% being elderly etc.
Calculating the nth term
Approaching people who are nearby and asking if they are available to take part.
When using stratified sampling, researchers must identify the strata. This involves:
Calculating the percentage proportions of people in the target population e.g. 70% being male or 20% being elderly etc.
Calculating the nth term
Approaching people who are nearby and asking if they are available to take part.
When using systematic sampling to select a sample of 25 from a target population of 100, every ____ person must be selected.
3rd
4th
5th
10th
Random sampling refers to when everyone in the target population has an (a) chance of being selected
Which two sampling techniques involve pulling names out of a hat to select the sample?
Stratified sampling
Volunteer sampling
Opportunity sampling
Random sampling
Systematic sampling
(a) sampling refers to when people that are readily available to the researcher are used as the sample.
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?
Simple Random Sampling
Cluster Sampling
Stratified Sampling
Systematic sampling
A politician asks his neighbors their opinions about a controversial issue. What kind of sampling technique is used?
Simple random sampling
Cluster sampling
Convenience Sampling
Stratified sampling
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?
Simple random sampling
Cluster Sampling
Stratified Sampling
Systematic Sampling
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?
Simple random sampling
Cluster sampling
Stratified sampling
Systematic sampling
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?
Simple random sampling
Cluster sampling
Stratified sampoling
Convenience sampling
Why do we randomly select our samples?
for control
reduce bias
so we don't get the same answers from everyone
to eliminate confounding results
A part of the population is called a _____________.
biased sample
random sample
sample
convenience sample
A teacher splits her classes up by period. She then randomly picks 3 students from each period to do a survey.
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Random Sampling
Cluster Sampling
Stratified Random Sampling
A teacher wants to know how well her students are doing on a topic. She randomly picks one class to survey.
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Random Sampling
Cluster Sampling
Stratified Random Sampling
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:
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Random Sampling
Cluster Sampling
Stratified Random Sampling
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.
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Random Sampling
Cluster Sampling
Stratified Random Sampling
Non-probability sampling is mostly used in qualitative research.
TRUE
FALSE
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
Convenience Sampling
Quota Sampling
Purposive Sampling
Snowball Sampling
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.
Convenience Sampling
Quota Sampling
Purposive Sampling
Snowball Sampling
What sampling technique will be used if a researcher wants to know the experience of the board exam takers in the time of pandemic?
Convenience Sampling
Quota Sampling
Purposive Sampling
Snowball Sampling
What sampling technique will be used if the researcher can't find enough participants and asked referrals from the initial participants?
Convenience Sampling
Quota Sampling
Purposive Sampling
Snowball Sampling
Interview every 10th student who enters the school in the morning.
simple random
voluntary response
systematic
convenience
