RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING

DETERMINING EXPERIMENTAL AND SAMPLE DESIGNS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
To find out what the preferred ice cream flavor is, wait outside an ice cream parlor and ask every 4th person leaving the store to name his or her favorite flavor until you get 25 responses is an example of ____
A
Convenience Sample
B
Simple Random Sample
C
Stratified Random Sample
D
Systematic Sample
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Simple random sampling. In simple random sampling (SRS), each sampling unit of a population has an equal chance of being included in the sample.

Detailed explanation-2: -Example of Systematic Sampling For example, you could choose every fifth or twentieth participant, but you must choose the same interval for every population. The process of selecting this nth number is what makes it systematic sampling.

Detailed explanation-3: -Simple random sample: Every member and set of members has an equal chance of being included in the sample. Technology, random number generators, or some other sort of chance process is needed to get a simple random sample.

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