Which of the Following Are the General Purposes of Ethnographic

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are the general purposes of ethnographic research?

• A)To describe events within a culture in the distant past
• B)To describe a culture
• C)To construct theories that explain cultural interactions
• D)To measure the effect of living conditions on human care, health, and nursing process
• E)To explore meanings of social actions against a cultural backdrop
• F)To travel to other countries or regions in order to expand our understanding of our home culture
• G)To provide an internal (emic) or external (etic) point of view, or both, about a culture

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Definitions:

Probability Sampling

A sampling method where each member of the population has a known, non-zero probability of being selected in the sample.

Sample Proportion

The fraction or percentage of the sample that possesses a certain property or characteristic.

Probability

An indicator of the probability or risk that a certain event will happen, represented by a numerical value ranging from 0 to 1.

Population Mean

The average of a set of numerical values, calculated by summing all the observations and dividing by the total number of observations in the population.