RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
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A sample that has characteristics that are similar to those in the population.
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Subjects in an experiment who are not subjected to the independent variable and may receive a placebo treatment.
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The entire group of people or animals in which the researcher is interested.
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Study in which the subject do not know if they are in the experimental or the control group.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A representative sample is a small subset group that seeks to proportionally reflect specified characteristics exemplified in a target population. Representative samples often yield the best results but they can be the most difficult type of sample to obtain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: A sample in which the characteristics of the sample are the same as those of the population is a d. representative sample. Random sampling is one way to ensure that samples generated are representative.
Detailed explanation-3: -A representative sample is one where the individuals in the sample reflect the properties of an entire population. Use a representative sample when you want to generalize the results from the sample to a population.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct solution is “Non-Probability Sampling".
Detailed explanation-5: -Definition. “Representative sampling” is a type of statistical sampling that allows us to use data from a sample to make conclusions that are representative for the population from which the sample is taken.