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Can Any large random sample from a group of people will be representative of the entire group?
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How can you determine whether a sample is representative of a population?
Take a simple random sample.
Pollsters are concerned about the random nature of a sample because of their interest in ensuring?
Answer this question… a representative sample.
One way to ensure less sample bias?
Representative/random
Why is important that a sample be random and representative when conducting hypothesis testing?
It helps you nawser
Why are random samples more representative of the population than other kinds of samples?
A 'random' sample - covers all age groups, genders, and other criteria. A 'targeted' sample might only cover a small part of the population.
Purpose of random assignment and using a representative sample in research?
To get a more accurate estimate of the entire population.
What You decide you want your sample to be representative of the population. Which sampling process would provide the most representative sample?
A simple random sample.
A random sample should be taken from?
A random sample should be taken from an entire population.
How can you determine whether a sample is representative of a population?
Take a simple random sample.
What type of research is a representative random sample of people asked to answer questions about behaviors or attitudes in psychology?
This type of research is called a survey study. Researchers use surveys to collect self-reported data from a sample of individuals to understand behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, or opinions in psychology. The goal is to generalize the findings from the sample to the broader population from which it was drawn.
What is a survey of a representative sample of the population called?
Random selection.
Pollsters are concerned about the random nature of a sample because of their interest in ensuring?
Answer this question… a representative sample.
One way to ensure less sample bias?
Representative/random
The purpose of random sampling in a poll is to ensure what?
the sample is a representative crossection of the public
Why is important that a sample be random and representative when conducting hypothesis testing?
It helps you nawser
When can statistics be used to gain information about a population from a sample?
When the sample - whether it is random or systematic - is somehow representative of the population.
You decide to select ten percent of the inmates in a prison to receive a survey. You decide you want your sample to be representative of the population. Which sampling process would provide the most representative sample?
a stratified random sample
