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RESEARCH POPULATIONS AND SAMPLES
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Population defintion Ans: group of individuals who are the focus of the
research
group of individuals who are the focus of the research
What does this describe ?
a. population
b. target population
c. accessible population Ans: a. population
Target population definition Ans: specific set of individuals who you are
interested in studying
specific set of individuals who you are interested in studying
What does this describe ?
a. population
b. target population
c. accessible population Ans: b. target population
Accessible population definition Ans: The portion of the target population
to which the researcher has reasonable access
The portion of the target population to which the researcher has
reasonable access
a. population
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b. target population
c. accessible population Ans: c. accessible population
Population sampling figure Ans: Population in the outside circle
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Target pop (determined by sampling criteria)
↓
Accessible pop (available to researcher)
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Sample (selected with sampling plan or method)
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Subjets/particpants
Sample definition Ans: -It is the selected group of people from the
target population
-you gather/collect data from this group
Members of the sample can be called _______ or __________ Ans:
subjects or participants
Generalization defintion Ans: Applying the findings from the sample to a
larger population that the sample represents
For ex: Nursing students at east bay with high rates of stress. This
finding can be applied to all nursing students in CA.
Being able to generalize the findings of a study to a broader pop is
influenced by what ? Ans: -quality of the study
-size of sample
RESEARCH POPULATIONS AND SAMPLES
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Population defintion Ans: group of individuals who are the focus of the
research
group of individuals who are the focus of the research
What does this describe ?
a. population
b. target population
c. accessible population Ans: a. population
Target population definition Ans: specific set of individuals who you are
interested in studying
specific set of individuals who you are interested in studying
What does this describe ?
a. population
b. target population
c. accessible population Ans: b. target population
Accessible population definition Ans: The portion of the target population
to which the researcher has reasonable access
The portion of the target population to which the researcher has
reasonable access
a. population
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b. target population
c. accessible population Ans: c. accessible population
Population sampling figure Ans: Population in the outside circle
↓
Target pop (determined by sampling criteria)
↓
Accessible pop (available to researcher)
↓
Sample (selected with sampling plan or method)
↓
Subjets/particpants
Sample definition Ans: -It is the selected group of people from the
target population
-you gather/collect data from this group
Members of the sample can be called _______ or __________ Ans:
subjects or participants
Generalization defintion Ans: Applying the findings from the sample to a
larger population that the sample represents
For ex: Nursing students at east bay with high rates of stress. This
finding can be applied to all nursing students in CA.
Being able to generalize the findings of a study to a broader pop is
influenced by what ? Ans: -quality of the study
-size of sample
