A sample that accurately reflects the characteristics of the population from which it is drawn is a:
a. cluster sample.
b. purposive sample.
c. random sample.
d. representative sample.
ANS: D
Representativeness means that the sample, accessible population, and target population are alike in as many ways as possible.
Knowing a sample is a cluster sample tells how it was created, but does not define a representative sample. Representativeness means that the sample, accessible population, and target population are alike in as many ways as possible.
Knowing a sample is a purposive sample tells how it was created, but does not define a representative sample. Representativeness means that the sample, accessible population, and target population are alike in as many ways as possible.
Knowing a sample is a random sample tells how it was created, but does not define a representative sample. Representativeness means that the sample, accessible population, and target population are alike in as many ways as possible.
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