Thursday, October 27, 2011

Chapter 12 Guiding Questions

1) Please define/describe and give an example of each of the following terms:

Simple Random Sample (SRS)

Stratified Sample

Cluster Sample

Systematic Sample

Census

Undercoverage

Nonresponse bias

Response Bias

2) What is a voluntary response sample and what is wrong with this type of sampling?

3) What is convenience sampling and what is wrong with this type of sampling?

4) Why is your sample size important when conducting a survey?

5) Why is randomizing important when conducting a survey?

6) What is the difference between a parameter and a statistic?

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