What is the difference between probability and nonprobability sampling?
What will be an ideal response?
Students should identify and explain:
A) Random Sample - a sample in which the researcher uses a random number table or similar mathematical random process so that each sampling element in the population will have an equal probability of being selected. Random Samples are most likely to yield a sample that represents the true characteristics of the population.
B) Nonrandom Sampling - a sample in which the sampling elements are selected using something other than a mathematically random process. Nonrandom sampling is used by qualitative researchers to gradually select cases.
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Which of the following is NOT a form of telecommunications fraud?
a. Phone phreaking b. Theft of telephone credit card numbers c. Hacking into telecommunications "switches" d. Wireless phone theft and fraud
There is no singular purpose of leadership.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which statement is true about serial killers?
a. Serial killers commit a high proportion of the total number of murders each year. b. Experts agree that there are no universal causes of these serial killer behaviors. c. Public fascination with serial killers has steadily decreased since the case of the Gainesville Ripper. d. They typically kill a large number of victims at once.