One Study Compared Consumer-Shopping Attitudes in the United States,Jordan,Singapore,and Turkey

question 90

Multiple Choice

One study compared consumer-shopping attitudes in the United States,Jordan,Singapore,and Turkey.Data for the latter three countries were gathered from convenience samples recruited by an acquaintance of the researcher.Although data gathered in this way are not subject to statistical inference,they may be adequate to address the problem.In this study,for example,the researchers were able to identify a clear trend toward cultural convergence in shopping attitudes and customs that cut across modern industrial countries,emerging industrial countries,and developing countries.The sample obtained in this case is referred to as a:

• A)probability sample.
• B)convenience sample.
• C)secondary sample.
• D)focus group sample.
• E)quota sample.

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