Which of the Following Yields a Cluster Sample

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following yields a cluster sample?

• A) All students in a class are divided into groups of 15. One student is randomly chosen from the first group, the remaining observations are every 15th student thereafter.
• B) The best 15 students, according to the opinion of the instructor, in a class are selected.
• C) All students in a class are grouped according to their gender. A random sample of 8 is selected from the males and a separate random sample of 7 is selected from the females.
• D) All students in a class are divided into groups according to the rows in which they are seated. One of the groups is randomly selected.

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Definitions:

Behavioral

Relating to the actions or reactions of a person or animal in response to external or internal stimuli.

Behaviorism

A branch of psychology that studies observable behavior, emphasizing the role of environmental factors in shaping behavior, excluding subjective factors like feelings or motives.

Functionalism

A psychological perspective that considers mental life and behavior in terms of active adaptation to the person's environment.

Structuralism

An early school of psychology that aimed to analyze the structure of the mind by breaking down mental processes into their basic components.