If a researcher wishes to have confidence in inferences from a sample to a population, the sample must
A) represent adequately the population to which he/she wants to generalize.
B) be small enough not to incorporate the entire population.
C) be large enough to incorporate the entire population.
D) represent populations other than the one about which he/she wishes to generalize.
Answer: A
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as an "imagined political community," he means that: a. all members of a nation are in the same social class. b. the members of a nation share a common identity, and think of themselves as equals. c. the members of a nation know most of their fellow members. d. the members of a nation allow political elites to elect the leader.
The first signs of the Texas governor becoming a plural executive occurred when the 1845 state constitution called for the election of what two other executive officeholders?
A. lieutenant governor and secretary of state B. attorney general and commissioner of the General Land Office C. state treasurer and comptroller of public accounts D. commissioner of agriculture and commissioner of education
Most scholars consider globalization to be anchored by
a. the political unity and leadership provided by international organizations such as the UN. b. an increase in intercultural exchange that makes people more aware of other cultures. c. an increase in commonness of culture brought about by media technologies such as the Internet. d. a deepening of economic ties between countries. e. the desire of Western capitalist elites to exploit an ever larger part of the world.
The majority of Americans sees the press as __________
a. biased toward a particular political party b. more conservative than liberal c. a watchdog over the government d. unlikely to mold public opinion