Say a researcher wanted to obtain a sample of the entire U.S. population using a telephone book. What would be some issues with this? How would having an incomplete list affect this researcher's sample generalizability?
What will be an ideal response?
Not everyone has a telephone. Some people have cell phones but do not have landline phones. Also, some people in prison, psychiatric institutions, or homeless population would be excluded as well. This would affect generalizability if they goal was to generalize results to the entire U.S. population because not everyone was included and represented in that sample.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In a democratic society the police
a. have unlimited powers b. do not have strong powers c. are limited in what they can do
The __________is often expressed through the Latin maxim " Nullemcrimen, nullapoena, sinelege." This translates into "There is no crime without law, no punishment without law."
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Discuss research validation in criminal justice research through cases and examples.
What will be an ideal response?