The total set of individuals, objects, groups, or events in which the researcher is interested is defined as

A. data.
B. sample.
C. variable.
D. population.


Answer: D

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Professor Thames used a Guttman scale on his data set that he had seen published in a major journal. Thames was upset because the items did not scale on his data. Confused, he asked for your help. You should tell him

a. the article that appeared in the journal was probably in error. b. he should recheck his scaling techniques because he probably made an error. c. items may form a Guttman scale in one data but not in another. d. it was probably not a very good scale. e. the article that appeared in the journal was probably in error and therefore it was probably not a very good scale.

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How did Harriet Martineau measure a society’s progress toward achieving the great end of human happiness? Select all, but only those that apply.

a. conditions of the least powerful b. attitudes toward authority c. attitudes toward autonomy d. resources to assure autonomy

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Air pollution in urban areas is caused primarily by emissions from automobiles and secondarily by emissions from electric power plants and heavy industries.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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