Deck 5: Sampling and Recruitment

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the three points your text makes about sampling?

A) There is no one "best" sampling method.
B) All sampling is purposive.
C) All sampling is convenient.
D) Let's get real.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is the best sampling method?

A) simple random sampling
B) probabilistic sampling
C) systematic sample with random start
D) There is no one "best" sampling method.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In research a sample is "random" if ______.

A) simple random sampling occurs
B) every member of the population from which it is chosen has an equal likelihood of being selected
C) there is no sampling method used
D) the sample is representative of the population

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Olive wants to acquire a random sample of people who attend a new play on opening night. Which of the following procedures would give her a random sample?

A) She rolls a dice and a "3" turns up. She approaches the third person in line and every 10th person thereafter.
B) Olive goes down the line and arbitrarily picks people by whim.
C) She interviews everyone who makes eye contact with her.
D) Olive lets her boyfriend choose.

Question 5

A sample is ______ of some larger group when the distribution of relevant attributes in the sample mirrors the distribution of those attributes in the population.

A) representative
B) probabilistic
C) random
D) ideal

Question 6

Carine would like to minimize sampling error in her research. What does she need to do?

A) randomize participants
B) utilize probabilistic techniques
C) ensure the sample is representative
D) More information is needed.

Question 7

______ are elements about which information will be gathered, and the "things" you wish to study.

A) Participants
B) Sampling frames
C) Units of analysis
D) Data points

Question 8

Hasaan would like to know how people in Texas feel about gun ownership. What is the unit of analysis for this study?

A) Texas
B) Texas residents
C) gun ownership
D) individual person

Question 9

In research the universe is a theoretical aggregation of ______.

A) all possible sampling elements
B) the exact boundaries that define our sample elements
C) the sampling frame
D) the world's population

Question 10

In research, population is like universe in research except it delineates ______.

A) all possible sampling elements
B) the exact boundaries that define our sample elements
C) the sampling frame
D) the world's population

Question 11

A complete list of all the sampling elements of the population we wish to study is referred to as ______.

A) sampling elements
B) units of analysis
C) the sampling frame
D) representation

Question 12

If our population of interest is all students enrolled at a public university in Georgia, then what is our sampling frame?

A) a representative sample of all students who fit the description
B) a random sample of all students who fit the description
C) all students in Georgia
D) all students who fit the description

Question 13

Why is simple random sampling the best way to identify a representative sample?

A) a representative sample of all students who fit the description
B) The sample is systematic.
C) The sample is easier to collect.
D) It minimizes sampling error.

Question 14

Which criteria is NOT essential for selection to be considered random?

A) nothing but chance must govern the selection process
B) Every sampling element must have an equal probability of being selected.
C) There is no sampling method used.
D) All groups must be represented equally.

Question 15

______ refers to the extent to which the sample's characteristics deviate from those of the population.

A) Sampling error
B) Sampling frame
C) Sample deviation
D) Deviation from the norm

Question 16

Jacob is interested in the opinions of all truck drivers but only places flyers at local Ford dealerships. What specific error is likely to occur?

A) sampling error
B) systematic error
C) sampling frame error
D) random error

Question 17

______ requires a sampling frame and involves randomly sampling from the entire list each time, you begin at a randomly determined starting point, and then sample every nth element on the list.

A) Simple random sampling
B) Systematic sample with random start.
C) Disproportional stratified random sample
D) Proportional stratified random sampling

Question 18

Nadia wants to compare the responses of the social science majors at her university, she wants her sample to be grouped in a meaningful way so that all majors in the social sciences are represented. Which sample method should she use?

A) simple random sampling
B) systematic sample with random start.
C) stratified random sample
D) proportional stratified random sampling

Question 19

Celeste would like to use stratified random sample in order to have a representative sample to compare science majors at her college, however, she realized that her current sample size would impair her ability to make conclusions. Which of the following is a viable option to combat this issue.

A) proportional stratified random sampling
B) systematic sample with random start.
C) multistage cluster sampling
D) disproportional stratified random sample

Question 20

Chris would like to conduct research on a population but does not have access to the funds to obtain a sampling frame. Which of the following is a viable option to engage in the research without a sampling framing?

A) proportional stratified random sampling
B) systematic sample with random start
C) multistage cluster sampling
D) disproportional stratified random sample

Question 21

Gallup of the Gallup Poll was made famous using which sampling method?

A) proportional stratified random sampling
B) quota sampling
C) multistage cluster sampling
D) disproportional stratified random sample

Question 22

______ are involved in designing, delivering, receiving, or administering the program or service being evaluated.

A) Key data points
B) Involved participants
C) Key stakeholders
D) Key participants

Question 23

Deviant case sampling refers to sampling who?

A) extreme cases of interest
B) dangerous populations
C) hard to reach populations
D) unpopular populations

Question 24

Krishna wants to sample people who teach PE in elementary school because of their frequent exposure to the fitness level of children. What type of sampling is this?

A) typical case sampling
B) criterion sampling
C) intensity sampling
D) disproportional stratified random sample

Question 25

What type of sampling should you do if you want to find cases to disprove your results?

A) typical case sampling
B) extreme or deviant case sampling
C) intensity sampling
D) disconfirming or negative case sampling

Question 26

All Sampling is purposive.

Question 27

Sometimes it doesn't matter who you sample, any humans will do.

Question 28

The word random in research means the same as it does in our everyday lives.

Question 29

The theoretical aggregation of all possible sampling elements is called the population.

Question 30

The sampling frame is a partial list of all the sampling elements of the population we wish to study.

Question 31

Systematic error occurs when aspects of your sampling procedure act in an inconsistent way to make some sampling elements more likely to be chosen for participation than others.

Question 32

Some of the most common sampling strategies employed in the social and health sciences are purposive or strategic sampling procedures.

Question 33

Identify the key differences between universe, population, and sample.

Question 34

Compare and contrast the different probabilistic sampling techniques and detail the advantages and disadvantages of the different types.

Question 35

Summarize the idea of random in research. Describe how you should achieve randomness and discuss why this is important.

Question 36

Describe the role of sampling to find the right people to participate in your research.

Question 37

Consider how research has evolved with technology (e.g., the telephone). Detail the potential to recruit and conduct research with participants with more recent technological advances.

Question 38

Identify a population of people you would like to research. Detail two different potential sampling strategies you may use and discuss why. Also discuss at least one strategy that you probably should not use given your population of interest.