A researcher is asked to contact 125 members of academic staff in a university at random using the university telephone directory. This is achieved by opening the pages at random and selecting the first 125 names on the page. This is an example of?
A. Chance sampling
B. A simple random sample
C. Selection bias
D. Strategic sampling
Answer: B
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Refer to Exhibit 2-7. Do students who have a high score on a reading test also have a high score on a writing test?
a. qualitative, ethnography b. quantitative, ex post facto c. qualitative, case study d. quantitative, correlational e. quantitative, survey
Following passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990:
a. many existing schools were retrofitted to meet the ADA requirements. b. new buildings were designed to meet ADA requirements, but existing ones were exempt. c. discrimination against individuals with disabilities ended. d. legislators worked to amend the law to include the private sector.
Chandler lives in a low income neighborhood and shops at a local general store. He feels he is being exploited because he can't travel outside of the neighborhood to buy merchandise. Retailers might be exploiting him and others in the neighborhood in all but which of the following ways?
a. By charging the same price for merchandise in low income neighborhoods as in the middle and higher income neighborhoods b. By not putting prices on items on the shelves c. By bringing customers in the store for low priced merchandise and them selling them higher priced items d. By renting merchandise to own
Schools are places where the young learn to participate intelligently and constructively in American society emphasizing education for _______
A. achievement B. socialization C. personal growth D. vocational attainment