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How can you determine whether a sample is representative of a population?
Take a simple random sample.
What is the defining characteristic of random sample?
The defining characteristic of a random sample is that every individual or element in the population has an equal chance of being selected. This method helps to reduce bias and ensures that the sample is representative of the larger population. By using random sampling, researchers can generalize their findings with greater confidence to the entire population.
Pollsters are concerned about the random nature of a sample because of their interest in ensuring?
Answer this question… a representative sample.
One way to ensure less sample bias?
Representative/random
Why is important that a sample be random and representative when conducting hypothesis testing?
It helps you nawser
Purpose of random assignment and using a representative sample in research?
To get a more accurate estimate of the entire population.
What You decide you want your sample to be representative of the population. Which sampling process would provide the most representative sample?
A simple random sample.
A random sample should be taken from?
A random sample should be taken from an entire population.
How can you determine whether a sample is representative of a population?
Take a simple random sample.
What is a survey of a representative sample of the population called?
Random selection.
Pollsters are concerned about the random nature of a sample because of their interest in ensuring?
Answer this question… a representative sample.
One way to ensure less sample bias?
Representative/random
The purpose of random sampling in a poll is to ensure what?
the sample is a representative crossection of the public
Why is important that a sample be random and representative when conducting hypothesis testing?
It helps you nawser
When can statistics be used to gain information about a population from a sample?
When the sample - whether it is random or systematic - is somehow representative of the population.
Will Random sample always accurately predict the outcomes of an entire population?
No. Only a census can ACCURATELY predict the outcomes: a random sample cannot.
You decide to select ten percent of the inmates in a prison to receive a survey. You decide you want your sample to be representative of the population. Which sampling process would provide the most representative sample?
a stratified random sample
