How Is Sample Quality Assessed

question 36

Multiple Choice

How is sample quality assessed?

• A)the size of the sample
• B)the amount of inference
• C)the amount of sampling error
• D)how thoroughly people in the sample answer the survey questions

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Definitions:

Gender

The range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity.

Perceptual Phenomenon

Aspects of observation and cognition that involve the interpretation of sensory information, leading to unique perceptions of reality.

Implicit Personality Theory

The assumptions or beliefs people have about how personality traits are connected and how they manifest in behavior.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize dispositional explanations for behaviour at the expense of situational explanations.