Justin has access to a nonprobability sample of individuals on community corrections. He wants to
explore the psychosocial needs and issues that the men and women experience.
Therefore, he gathers
information by interviewing the probationers and their probation officers. What is nonprobability
sampling?
a) Every person in a population has an equal chance of being selected
b) Unsure if everyone in a population has an equal chance of being selected
c) The findings from this population will estimate probabilities
d) The population will be biased
b
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a) Labor unions were not needed. b) Immigrants and others did not suffer from poverty. c) Economic growth benefited the elite more than ordinary people. d) Social problems were at an all-time low.
Which of the following techniques used to collect data through a consumer satisfaction survey allows data collection and entry to be completed in a single task?
a. Paper and pencil surveys b. Telephone surveys c. Web based surveys d. a and b only e. all of the above
Bush's first major initiative was:
A) ?a large tax cut B) ?welfare reform C) ?a gun control proposal D) ?stealing votes
Mary is a social worker on an organ transplant team. One of Mary’s roles on the team is ensuring the other team members have awareness and understanding of the complicated, high-risk problems that impact their patients’ care and health status. In order to garner this information, Mary will most likely be conducting __________________________________.
a. Biopsychosocial assessments b. Problem-oriented assessments c. Psychoeducational groups d. Peer supervision