Which of the following is true of a probability sample?
A) Researchers use the criteria of convenience and the availability of participants to conduct the study.
B) Each person has an equal chance of being chosen for the study.
C) The selection of the sample is carefully planned and not random.
D) The findings cannot be generalized to the population from which the sample is drawn.
B
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a. cultural relativity. b. the facade of legitimacy. c. a latent function. d. class consciousness.
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a. Theological b. Metaphysical c. Positivist d. Theoretical
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A) ?De dato segregation B) ?De facto segregation C) ?De jure segregation D) ?De fideli segregation E) ?De integro segregation
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A. 1 B. 3 C. 5 D. 7 E. 11