When conducting an ethnographic study of an elementary school, you seek to observe as many possible scenes and activities as possible, and seek to observe popular, average, and peripheral members of the study body. What type of sampling are you doing?

a. maximum-variation sampling
b. typical case sampling
c. critical case sampling
d. theoretical construct sampling


Answer a

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Answer:

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If some criteria seem more important than others, the decision-making team should

A) discard the criteria that are less important. B) flip a coin. C) prioritize the criteria and give heavier weighting to the more important criteria. D) start over and generate a new list of criteria in which each holds equal weight. E) none of the above

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You should not use financial incentives to encourage participation in a survey because this would invalidate the study

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which type of group tends to go in and out of favor with the times?

a. personal growth b. encounter c. assertiveness training d. brainstorming

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