A Researcher Is Conducting a Study on Eating Disorders

question 38

Multiple Choice

A researcher is conducting a study on eating disorders. Using a list of recent participants in the online Weight Watchers program, she randomly selects a sample from
The alphabetized list. This list represents the

• A) Sample
• B) Parameter
• C) Population
• D) Sampling frame
• E) Statistic

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Definitions:

Appeal To Majority

The fallacy of using the fact that large numbers of people believe a proposition to be true as evidence of its truth.

Fallacy

An error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid or unsound, often due to a misleading or flawed premise.

Proposition

An assertion or declaration that conveys a personal judgment or belief, capable of being either accurate or inaccurate.

Argumentum Ad Decorum

A logical fallacy where one appeals to what is deemed appropriate by social standards rather than presenting a valid argument.