A Multistage Cluster Sample Would Be Most Appropriate for an Interview

question 10

Multiple Choice

A multistage cluster sample would be most appropriate for an interview study of which of the following populations?

• A) all rape victims in your state during the year 2015
• B) all students currently enrolled at your college
• C) followers of the Grateful Dead rock group
• D) all first-year law students in the United States
• E) all students at your college who use nonprescription drugs

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Definitions:

Necrotic Lesions

Areas of dead tissue on an organism that result from disease, injury, or lack of blood supply.

Casparian Strips

Regions of cell walls in plant roots that form a barrier to passive water and solute movement, helping to regulate water and nutrient uptake.

Photoperiodic Response

The physiological reaction of organisms to the length of night or day, affecting flowering, reproduction, and other seasonal activities.

Short-day Plant

Plants that require long nights (short days) to induce flowering.