BBA Research Methods and Sampling — practice questions
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Practice BBA Research Methods and Sampling in the app →A number that represents a property of a sample is called a:The corresponding number describing the whole population is a:How accurately a sample figure estimates the population figure depends on how well the sample:Studying an entire population is often avoided because it:Data that come from categorising or describing attributes are called:Data that are always numbers, produced by counting or measuring, are:Data produced purely by counting, taking only certain numerical values, are quantitative:Data that may include fractions and decimals, often from measuring, are quantitative:The number of books five students carry is an example of which data type?The weights in pounds of those students' backpacks are an example of:A sampling method where the population is first divided into groups and members are drawn from each group is:A method where whole groups are chosen at random and everyone in them is studied is:A method where every nth member of a list is chosen is:A non-random method that simply uses whatever results are readily available is:Errors caused by the actual process of sampling, such as too small a sample, are:When some members of a population are less likely to be chosen than others, the result is:A good sample should have the same characteristics as:Treating one maths class as a sample of all maths classes lets you compute a class average as a:The average amount spent by all first year students at a college this term would be a:Besides simple random sampling, other methods involving chance include stratified, cluster and:A software store interviewing whichever shoppers walk past its counter is using:Hair colour, blood type and the car a person drives are all examples of: