Y1 Week 5: Sampling Methods Quiz

What is a sample?

• The individuals who take part in a research study or experiment.

• A sampling technique where participants are chosen because they are easily available.

• The entire group of individuals that a researcher is interested in studying.

• A group of people that are drawn from the target population to take part in a research investigation.

What does generalisability refer to?

• The degree to which study results from a sample can be generalized to a larger target group of interest.

• A sampling technique where everyone in the target population has an equal chance of being chosen.

• The extent to which results from one sample of participants can be applied to the target population or to other situations.

• A sample that closely matches the target population as a whole in terms of key variables and characteristics.

What is a biased sample?

• A sampling technique where every nth person in a list of the target population is selected.

• A sample that is not representative of the general population.

• A sample that closely matches the target population as a whole.

• A sampling technique where participants put themselves forward to participate in research.

What is random sampling?

• A sampling technique where groups of participants are selected in proportion to their frequency in the target population.

• A sampling technique where participants are chosen because they are easily available.

• A sampling technique where everyone in the target population has an equal chance of being chosen to participate in the study.

• A sampling technique where participants put themselves forward to participate in research.

What is systematic sampling?

• A sampling technique where participants put themselves forward to participate in research.

• A sampling technique where participants are chosen because they are easily available.

• A sampling technique where every nth person in a list of the target population is selected.

• A sampling technique where everyone in the target population has an equal chance of being chosen.

What is a representative sample?

• A sampling technique where participants are chosen because they are easily available.

• A sampling technique where groups of participants are selected in proportion to their frequency in the target population.

• A sample that is not representative of the general population.

• A sample that closely matches the target population as a whole in terms of key variables and characteristics.