CHAPTER 7—SAMPLING AND SAMPLING DISTRIBUTIONS MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. From a group of 12 students‚ we want to select a random sample of 4 students to serve on a university committee. How many different random samples of 4 students can be selected? a.|48| b.|20‚736| c.|16| d.|495| ANS: D 2. Parameters are a.|numerical characteristics of a sample| b.|numerical characteristics of a population| c.|the averages taken from a sample| d.|numerical characteristics of either a sample or a population| ANS:
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MAUREEN L. M. INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS SAMPLING TECHNIQUES INTRODUCTION A sample is a unit or subset of selection from a larger population that is used in studying to draw conclusions regarding the whole population. A sample is usually selected from the population because it is not easy to study the entire population at once and the cost of doing so may be very high. The sample should be the best representation of the whole population to enable accurate outcomes and accurate
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Session 5 Topic: Sampling Theory/ Techniques and Discussions Project Brief ◦ Expectations and deliverables (Deadline October 1‚ 2010- EOD) Sampling basics ◦ Fundamental Issues ◦ Errors Sampling techniques ◦ Probabilistic ◦ Non-probabilistic Discussions © Krishanu Rakshit‚ IIM Calcutta 28 September‚ 2010 2 When do we use a ‘sample’ When do we use a census (population) Sampling errors ◦ Difference between a measure from sample and the measure
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Sampling Methodologies Population: Population is defined as including all items with the characteristic one wishes to understand. Because there is seldom enough time or money to gather information from everyone or everything in a population‚ the goal is to find a representative sample (or subset) of that population. For example‚ a researcher might study the success rate of a new ’quit smoking’ program on a sample group of 50 patients‚ in order to predict the effects of the program if it were
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Aim * To educate students on what instruments they should use for sampling of water sample. * To expose the students the proper technique to measure the water. * To give the students experience with sampling of water sample. Introduction Pollution can be defined as a harm to the environment which can cause a lot of bad consequences to human health‚ living resources and ecological. Thus‚ pollutants can be gain from many sources and can take many forms. The pollutants can contaminate
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is snowball sampling? Snowball sampling uses a small pool of initial informants to nominate‚ through their social networks‚ other participants who meet the eligibility criteria and could potentially contribute to a specific study. The term "snowball sampling" reflects an analogy to a snowball increasing in size as it rolls downhill [9] Snowball Sampling is a method a used to obtain research and knowledge‚ from extended associations‚ through previous acquaintances‚ "Snowball sampling uses recommendations
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purpose of this memo is to describe the sampling process and illustrate how sampling can be used during an audit. This memo will begin by defining what sampling is‚ when it should be used‚ and the risks associated with it. The memo will then continue to describe the basic steps involved with sampling‚ define terms within those steps‚ and describe the use of sampling in the audit by identifying two situations in which sampling is used in an audit. Sampling is the objective of which is to make a statement
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Sampling Techniques Worksheet For each description of sampling‚ decide if the sampling technique is A. Simple Random B. Stratified C. Cluster D. Systematic E. Convenience 1. In order to estimate the percentage of defects in a recent manufacturing batch‚ a quality control manager at Intel selected every 8th chip that comes off the assembly line starting with the 3rd‚ until she obtains a sample of 140 chips. 2. In order to determine the average IQ of ninth-grade students‚ a school psychologist
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Concept and basics of probability sampling methods One of the most important issues in researches is selecting an appropriate sample. Among sampling methods‚ probability sample are of much importance since most statistical tests fit on to this type of sampling method. Representativeness and generalize-ability will be achieved well with probable samples from a population‚ although the matter of low feasibility of a probable sampling method or high cost‚ don’t allow us to use it and shift us to the
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Sampling Case Studies Case Study 1 on Sampling Sampling Hispanic Adults by Telephone1 Problem: Researchers wanted to determine how aware adult Hispanics in the San Francisco area are of product warning messages and signs concerning cigarettes‚ alcoholic beverages‚ and other consumer products. The researchers needed to contact a sample of them to interview. A Solution: “Respondents were sampled using…random digit dialing. This procedure…avoids the use of directories with their inherent problem
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