If researchers wanted to examine the opinions of people listed in a city directory, they might call every tenth or fiftieth or hundredth name listed. This would constitute a

A. scale.
B. random sample.
C. control variable.
D. quota sample.


Answer: B

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More than half the world's legal and illegal immigrants are which of these?

A. elderly B. women C. disabled D. Hispanic

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Vivian is a college sophomore. She takes four courses at her college, which qualifies her for full-time status at the college. She also works 20 hours a week as a cashier at the Student Union. How is she classified in terms of the labor force? a. She is NILF because she is a full-time student. b. She is in the labor force, but she is not counted as employed because she is a part-time worker

c. She is in the labor force and she is employed. d. Her classification depends upon whether she is younger than 18 years or older than 18 years. e. Her classification depends upon whether she wants to work full-time or not.

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In Karl Marx's theory, a class is made up of people who have the same relationship to the ___.

a. forces of nature b. means of production c. means of consumption d. nextgeneration state

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