SOCW 460 CHAPTER 6 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL
SOLUTIONS !!!
Which vvvof vvvthe vvvfollowing vvvis vvva vvvreason vvvfor vvvusing vvvsampling vvvin vvvresearch
vvvrather vvvthan vvvstudying vvvthe vvvwhole vvvgroup vvvin vvvwhich vvvwe vvvare vvvinterested?
vvv- vvvAnswer vvvthe vvvwhole vvvgroup vvvis vvvsometimes vvvtoo vvvlarge vvvto vvvbe vvvfeasible
vvvto vvvstudy, vvvand vvvcarefully vvvdrawn vvvsamples vvvcan vvvprovide vvvbetter
vvvinformation vvvthan vvvcan vvvbe vvvgotten vvvfrom vvvstudying vvvthe vvvwhole vvvgroup.
A vvvrepresentative vvvsample vvvis vvvbest vvvdefined vvvas: vvv- vvvAnswer vvva vvvsample
vvvthat vvvaccurately vvvreflects vvvthe vvvdistribution vvvof vvvrelevant vvvvariables vvvin vvvthe
vvvtarget vvvpopulation.
All vvvpossible vvvcases vvvof vvvwhat vvva vvvresearcher vvvis vvvinterested vvvin vvvstudying
vvvwould vvvbe vvvcalled: vvv- vvvAnswer vvvthe vvvpopulation.
In vvvdefining vvva vvvpopulation, vvvwe vvvneed vvvto vvvspecify vvvall vvvof vvvthe vvvfollowing
vvvEXCEPT: vvv- vvvAnswer vvvthe vvvlevel vvvof vvvmeasurement.
For vvvwhich vvvof vvvthe vvvfollowing vvvgroups vvvwould vvvit vvvprobably vvvbe vvvmost
vvvdifficult vvvto vvvdevelop vvvan vvvadequate vvvsampling vvvframe? vvv- vvvAnswer vvvpeople
vvvsuffering vvvfrom vvvmental vvvdisorders.
Which vvvof vvvthe vvvfollowing vvvis vvvtrue vvvof vvva vvvsampling vvvframe vvvdeveloped vvvfrom
vvvthe vvvaddress vvvlisting vvvfor vvva vvvcommunity vvvprovided vvvby vvvthe vvvUnited vvvStates
vvvPostal vvvService? vvv- vvvAnswer vvvSome vvvaddresses vvvmay vvvnot vvvappear vvvon
vvvthe vvvlist.
The vvvsampling vvvmistakes vvvdiscussed vvvin vvvthe vvvtext vvvinvolving vvvthe vvvmagazine
vvvLiterary vvvDigest vvvoccurred, vvvat vvvleast vvvin vvvpart, vvvbecause: vvv- vvvAnswer vvvthe
vvvresearchers vvvhad vvvinadequate vvvsampling vvvframes.
In vvvthe vvvsampling vvvmistake vvvcreated vvvby vvvthe vvvLiterary vvvDigest vvvmagazine,
vvvthe vvvthing vvvthey vvvdid vvvwrong vvvwas vvvto: vvv- vvvAnswer vvvuse vvva vvvsampling
vvvframe vvvconsisting vvvof vvvlists vvvof vvvautomobile vvvowners.
Which vvvof vvvthe vvvfollowing vvvis vvvtrue vvvof vvvall vvvprobability vvvsamples? vvv- vvvAnswer
vvveach vvvelement vvvin vvvthe vvvpopulation vvvhas vvva vvvknown vvvchance vvvof vvvbeing
vvvincluded vvvin vvvthe vvvsample.
QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL
SOLUTIONS !!!
Which vvvof vvvthe vvvfollowing vvvis vvva vvvreason vvvfor vvvusing vvvsampling vvvin vvvresearch
vvvrather vvvthan vvvstudying vvvthe vvvwhole vvvgroup vvvin vvvwhich vvvwe vvvare vvvinterested?
vvv- vvvAnswer vvvthe vvvwhole vvvgroup vvvis vvvsometimes vvvtoo vvvlarge vvvto vvvbe vvvfeasible
vvvto vvvstudy, vvvand vvvcarefully vvvdrawn vvvsamples vvvcan vvvprovide vvvbetter
vvvinformation vvvthan vvvcan vvvbe vvvgotten vvvfrom vvvstudying vvvthe vvvwhole vvvgroup.
A vvvrepresentative vvvsample vvvis vvvbest vvvdefined vvvas: vvv- vvvAnswer vvva vvvsample
vvvthat vvvaccurately vvvreflects vvvthe vvvdistribution vvvof vvvrelevant vvvvariables vvvin vvvthe
vvvtarget vvvpopulation.
All vvvpossible vvvcases vvvof vvvwhat vvva vvvresearcher vvvis vvvinterested vvvin vvvstudying
vvvwould vvvbe vvvcalled: vvv- vvvAnswer vvvthe vvvpopulation.
In vvvdefining vvva vvvpopulation, vvvwe vvvneed vvvto vvvspecify vvvall vvvof vvvthe vvvfollowing
vvvEXCEPT: vvv- vvvAnswer vvvthe vvvlevel vvvof vvvmeasurement.
For vvvwhich vvvof vvvthe vvvfollowing vvvgroups vvvwould vvvit vvvprobably vvvbe vvvmost
vvvdifficult vvvto vvvdevelop vvvan vvvadequate vvvsampling vvvframe? vvv- vvvAnswer vvvpeople
vvvsuffering vvvfrom vvvmental vvvdisorders.
Which vvvof vvvthe vvvfollowing vvvis vvvtrue vvvof vvva vvvsampling vvvframe vvvdeveloped vvvfrom
vvvthe vvvaddress vvvlisting vvvfor vvva vvvcommunity vvvprovided vvvby vvvthe vvvUnited vvvStates
vvvPostal vvvService? vvv- vvvAnswer vvvSome vvvaddresses vvvmay vvvnot vvvappear vvvon
vvvthe vvvlist.
The vvvsampling vvvmistakes vvvdiscussed vvvin vvvthe vvvtext vvvinvolving vvvthe vvvmagazine
vvvLiterary vvvDigest vvvoccurred, vvvat vvvleast vvvin vvvpart, vvvbecause: vvv- vvvAnswer vvvthe
vvvresearchers vvvhad vvvinadequate vvvsampling vvvframes.
In vvvthe vvvsampling vvvmistake vvvcreated vvvby vvvthe vvvLiterary vvvDigest vvvmagazine,
vvvthe vvvthing vvvthey vvvdid vvvwrong vvvwas vvvto: vvv- vvvAnswer vvvuse vvva vvvsampling
vvvframe vvvconsisting vvvof vvvlists vvvof vvvautomobile vvvowners.
Which vvvof vvvthe vvvfollowing vvvis vvvtrue vvvof vvvall vvvprobability vvvsamples? vvv- vvvAnswer
vvveach vvvelement vvvin vvvthe vvvpopulation vvvhas vvva vvvknown vvvchance vvvof vvvbeing
vvvincluded vvvin vvvthe vvvsample.