Chapter 16—Sampling Designs and Sampling Procedures

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Chapter 16—Sampling Designs and Sampling Procedures TRUE/FALSE 1. A census is any complete group whose members share some common set of characteristics. ANS: F This is a population (universe). A... census is an investigation of all the individual elements that make up the population. PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 385 OBJ: LO: 16-01 NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking| CB&E Model Research| Blooms Knowledge 2. A poll is an investigation of all the individual elements that make up the population. ANS: F This is a census. PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 385 OBJ: LO: 16-01 NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking| CB&E Model Research| Blooms Knowledge 3. A sample is a subset, or some part, of a larger population. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: p. 385 OBJ: LO: 16-01 NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking| CB&E Model Research| Blooms Knowledge 4. A bigger sample is needed if the elements of the population are quite diverse compared to if the elements of the population are quite similar. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: p. 386 OBJ: LO: 16-01 NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking| CB&E Model Research| Blooms Comprehension 5. The first stage in the selection of a sample is to determine the sampling frame. ANS: F The first stage is to define the target population. PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 387 OBJ: LO: 16-02 NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking| CB&E Model Research| Blooms Comprehension 6. A list of all of the members of the San Diego chapter of Notre Dame alumni is an example of a sampling frame. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Hard REF: p. 388 OBJ: LO: 16-02 NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking| CB&E Model Research| Blooms Application 7. The sampling frame is also called the working population. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 388 [Show More]

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