NUR 302 - Chapter 10 Questions
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Sampling may be defined as which of the following?
A) Selection of an accessible population for a study
B) Selection of a subset of a population to represent the entire population
C) Assignment of study participants to treatment groups
D) Technique for ensuring that every element in the population has an equal chance of being
included in the study—ANSWER--B
Bias in a sample for a quantitative study refers to?
A) Lack of heterogeneity in the population on the attribute of interest
B) Sample selection using nonprobability-type sampling methods
C) The margin of error in the data obtained from samples
D) Systematic over- or underrepresentation of a key attribute vis-a-vis the population—
ANSWER--D
Strata are incorporated into design of which sampling approaches?
, A) Systematic B) Purposive C) Quota D) Consecutive—ANSWER--C
Which is a probability sampling method?
A) Convenience sampling B) Systematic sampling C) Consecutive sampling D) Quota
sampling—ANSWER--B
The sampling design that would be especially likely to yield a representative sample is?
A) Consecutive B) Convenience C) Purposive D) Quota—ANSWER--A
Which types of sample is considered to be the weakest for quantitative studies?
A) Convenience B) Quota C) Purposive D) Systematic—ANSWER--A
A researcher used a systematic sampling plan. The sample size was 200. The sampling
interval was 250. The first element drawn was 196. The second element would be:
A) 396 B) 45 C) 446 D) 646—ANSWER--C
Which is the most widely used data collection method by nurse researchers?
A) Records B) Self-reports C) Observation D) Biophysiologic measures—ANSWER--B
A major advantage of closed-ended questions is that they do what?
A) Are easy to construct
B) Are analyzed in a straightforward manner
C) Encourage in-depth responses
D) Are not subject to response biases—ANSWER--B
Interviews are usually preferable to questionnaires because of what?
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Graded A+
Sampling may be defined as which of the following?
A) Selection of an accessible population for a study
B) Selection of a subset of a population to represent the entire population
C) Assignment of study participants to treatment groups
D) Technique for ensuring that every element in the population has an equal chance of being
included in the study—ANSWER--B
Bias in a sample for a quantitative study refers to?
A) Lack of heterogeneity in the population on the attribute of interest
B) Sample selection using nonprobability-type sampling methods
C) The margin of error in the data obtained from samples
D) Systematic over- or underrepresentation of a key attribute vis-a-vis the population—
ANSWER--D
Strata are incorporated into design of which sampling approaches?
, A) Systematic B) Purposive C) Quota D) Consecutive—ANSWER--C
Which is a probability sampling method?
A) Convenience sampling B) Systematic sampling C) Consecutive sampling D) Quota
sampling—ANSWER--B
The sampling design that would be especially likely to yield a representative sample is?
A) Consecutive B) Convenience C) Purposive D) Quota—ANSWER--A
Which types of sample is considered to be the weakest for quantitative studies?
A) Convenience B) Quota C) Purposive D) Systematic—ANSWER--A
A researcher used a systematic sampling plan. The sample size was 200. The sampling
interval was 250. The first element drawn was 196. The second element would be:
A) 396 B) 45 C) 446 D) 646—ANSWER--C
Which is the most widely used data collection method by nurse researchers?
A) Records B) Self-reports C) Observation D) Biophysiologic measures—ANSWER--B
A major advantage of closed-ended questions is that they do what?
A) Are easy to construct
B) Are analyzed in a straightforward manner
C) Encourage in-depth responses
D) Are not subject to response biases—ANSWER--B
Interviews are usually preferable to questionnaires because of what?
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protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
