You are doing a research on school personnel, including teachers, counselors, cleaners, principals, and secretaries. You want to be sure you draw a sample that has cases in each of the personnel categories. You want to use non-probability sampling. An appropriate strategy would be ______.
a. simple random sampling
b. quota sampling
c. accidental sampling
d. stratified sampling
Ans: A
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Adult status for immigrant males came from all of the following but
a) vocational success. b) marital responsibilities. c) religious rites. d) caring for the family.
Historically, marriage and family had two important functions: (1) guaranteeing property rights, and (2) _________
a. the responsible upbringing of children b. emotional intimacy c. sexual release d. changing the woman's name
When people must respond to a question from a fixed list of possible answers to a question, this a. makes the findings more valid
b. increases reliability. c. is an open-ended question. d. is a closed-ended question.
The statement, "Formal and informal education serve certain crucial purposes in society, especially as societies modernize," most closely reflects ______.
A. symbolic interaction theory B. conflict theory C. structural-functional theory D. rational choice theory