Respondents in a Pretest Need Not Be Representative of the Sample

question 20

True/False

Respondents in a pretest need not be representative of the sample population.

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Definitions:

Homo Habilis

is an extinct species of early human that lived approximately 2.4 to 1.4 million years ago, known for its use of stone tools.

Homo Erectus

An extinct species of hominid that lived from roughly 1.9 million to about 140,000 years ago, known for being one of the first hominins to have a stature and gait similar to that of modern humans.

Ontological Security

The creation of a personal narrative that provides a coherent sense of the self. An individual’s impression that the world is stable, continuous, and predictable, which is often produced through routinized activity.

Precarity

A condition of existence without predictability or security, affecting material or psychological welfare.