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Identify and explain the four types of nonprobability sampling methods.Provide examples of each.Why are these techniques inferior to probability sampling techniques?

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Availability sampling--sampling in which...

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A subset of the population used to study the population as a whole is known as a/an ______.

A) target population
B) sampling frame
C) sample
D) element

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Response rates in a random sample should be at least _______% in order to estimate a population parameter.

A researcher gets a list of all 500 members of Social Club Z that she wants to include in her study.She only has the funding and time to survey 50 members.She takes her list of members,randomly selects a starting point,and then selects every 10th name from the list to be included in her sample.In this example,the sampling interval is ______.

Which of the following is NOT a means for generating a random sample?

When should a researcher NOT use a sample?

What is a method of sampling in which sample elements are returned to the sampling frame after being selected,so they may be sampled again?

Which of the following is FALSE about probability sampling methods?

The larger the sampling error,the more representative the sample.

A student researcher conducts a study examining binge drinking behaviors among college students.To do this,she conducts a survey with 1,500 college students from her university.She obtains survey respondents by stopping students in front of the library and asking them to complete her survey.What population can she generalize her findings to?

Rubin and Rubin (1995) suggest continuing to select interviewees until you can pass what test?

What is a normal curve? Why are normal curves important for inferential statistics?

In purposive sampling,a researcher should continue to select interviewees until which of the following things have been achieved?

Qualitative research methods tend to use probability sampling methods.

The validity of cross-population generalizations can be tested through sampling.

Which of the following is FALSE regarding simple random sampling?

A survey that takes measurements from all elements of a population is also known as a ______.

Describe how you would select a sample of students from your college,using random sampling techniques.

The list from which elements of populations are selected for a sample is known as the ______.

You should not assume that findings from a randomly selected sample will be generalizable to the population from which the sample was selected if the rate of nonresponse is above what threshold?