In which of the following cases would a large sample especially be needed? a. A study of high school students b. A study of first-time homeowners c. A study of people who have been to the doctor in the past year d. A study of teenagers whose parents are both deployed overseas in the military  The answer is D for the above question. Why?

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In which of the following cases would a large sample especially be needed?

  • a. A study of high school students
  • b. A study of first-time homeowners
  • c. A study of people who have been to the doctor in the past year
  • d. A study of teenagers whose parents are both deployed overseas in the military 

The answer is D for the above question. Why?

 

In which of the following studies is self-report the best data collection option?

  • a. A study examining the intensity of pain during natural childbirth
  • b. A study examining the health of children born via natural childbirth
  • c. A study examining discussions about natural childbirth between mothers and doctors
  • d. A study examining the breathing styles used during natural childbirth

The answer is A for the above question. Why?

When you are interrogating the external validity of a sample, which is the most important question to ask?

  • a. How many people are in the sample?
  • b. How was the sample collected?
  • c. How were the participants measured?
  • d. How many people are in the population?

The answer is B for the above question. Why?

 

Dr. Cyril conducts a simple random sample of 500 men who became fathers for the first time in the past yfinds that 23% of them report being unsure of their ability to be good fathers, plus or minus 4%. What does this mean?

  • a. The true percentage of fathers who feel this way is 23%.
  • b. If this study was done many times, the estimate of father uncertainty would be 23% about 4% of the time.
  • c. We can be 4% sure that the estimate of father uncertainty would be 23% of fathers.
  • d. If the study was done many times, the estimate of father uncertainty would be between 19% and 27%.

The answer is D for the above question. Why?

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