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 investig
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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
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