12 Review Questions

Lesson 2: Fundamentals of Sampling Design

12 Review Questions

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Which of the following are not common problems with surveys?

a. A no response

b. Leading questions

c. Poorly worded questions

d. None of the above

e. A, B and C

Response:

Which of the following is/are the major advantage of a systematic sampling design?

a. The sampling units are easy to locate
b. The samples appear to be more representative of the population
c. The samples from one site allow for a very precise estimate of the variation within a site
d. A and C
e. A and B
f. B and C

Response:

True or False. A stratified random sampling design will provide a better estimate of the population mean if the strata are carefully chosen.

a. True

b. False

Response:

A simple random sampling design implies that which of the following is true?

a. The experimental units all have the same probability of being chosen and are independent of each other

b. The experimental units all have the same probability of being chosen but are dependent on the unit chosen before

c. The experimental units do not need to have the same probability of being chosen at all they just have to be independent of each other

d. The experimental units must be randomly chosen but do not have to be independent of each other

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LESSON 2

1 Overview
2 Intro to Sampling Design
3 Intro to Sampling Design cont.
4 Intro to Surveys
5 Common Survey Sampling Designs
6 Problems
7 Intro to Experimental Studies
8 Simple Random Sampling
9 Systematic Random Sampling
10 Stratified Random Sampling Design
11 Sampling Design Conclusions
12 Review Questions

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