The statistical approach involved in generalizing from a sample of 25 patients to an entire population of the hundreds of patients in a particular hospital is known as
a. description.
b. decision making.
c. content analysis.
d. an experiment.
e. secondary analysis.
(b) decision making
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a. friend and ally but not citizen. b. a fully accepted citizen. c. a model minority. d. an invisible enemy.
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b. has found that women use condoms more than the pill to protect themselves from AIDS. c. has been done more among men than among women. d. indicates that the use of all methods of birth control has been declining.
How did the workforce change during World War II?
A. More Black women began working in the domestic or service industries. B. Single, white women began earning wages in clerical jobs. C. Women entered the workforce in record numbers to hold jobs in war industries. D. Married couples began opening up small "mom and pop" businesses.
SAGE News Clips: Service Dogs and PTSD RecoveryRetired army sergeant Joe Aguirre is now participating in a Department of Veterans Affairs study on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study aims to find out if service dogs help PTSD sufferers get better or just feel better. Watch this video to learn some critiques of the study's research design.Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 404, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:According to the video, which of the following is a criticism of the study being conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs?
A. The study costs too much money. B. The study is not scientifically sound. C. The way the dogs are trained establishes a dependent relationship that limits the veterans. D. There is not sufficient oversight to determine if the dogs are trained properly.