You want to conduct a survey of students in a large dormitory. The survey will involve intensive interviews with each person who participates, so it will not be practical to interview everyone
What would be the best way to select particular individuals to interview? (Assume that whoever you ask to participate will be willing to do so.) Explain
what you would do and why to a person who is unfamiliar with research methods or statistics.
What will be an ideal response?
Discussion of random sampling in which the sample is chosen from among members of the population using a completely random method. Any particular member of the dorm will have an equal chance of being included. Begin with a complete list of dormitory members. Remainder of the response may vary.
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Weber described the nature of charismatic authority. It was his position that charismatic authority
a. favors the traditional or legal order. b. rises up against the traditional or legal order. c. either may favor the order or rise up against the order.
In 1996 the U.S. Congress passed a federal law, the __________, which had two main goals:
(1) to define marriage as a "legal union of one man and one woman as husband and wife"; and (2) to allow each state to deny constitutional marital rights between persons of the same sex that have been recognized in another state. a) Constitutional Marriage Provision b) Domestic Partner Law c) Defending Marriage Partnership Act (DMPA) d) Heterosexual Marriage Mandate (HMM) e) Defense of Marriage Act
In the U.S., the more one dates the
(a) more popular one tends to be. (b) less one is thought of. (c) less desirable one is to others. (d) lower is one's self-confidence.
There are three key words in the definition of “evidence-based program”. Which of the following is NOT one of those three key words.
a. an article published in a scientific journal. b. measurable. c. ability to demonstrate results. d. successful outcomes.