Random Sampling

question 26

Multiple Choice

Random sampling

• A) is biased sampling.
• B) helps ensure that a sample is representative of a population.
• C) is based on trial and error.
• D) helps ensure that only the most experienced in the population participate so that a positive outcome is more likely.

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Definitions:

Second-order Cybernetics

It's an approach to cybernetics that includes the observer as part of the system being studied, focusing on self-organizing, self-correcting systems.

First-order Cybernetics

An approach that studies systems, including their regulations and communications, from an external viewpoint without considering the system's self-awareness.

Systemic Practices

Approaches and methods that consider the interrelated components of a system, such as in families or organizations, aiming to address issues from a holistic perspective.

Assimilative Integration

An approach in psychotherapy that combines techniques from different schools of thought within the therapist's primary orientation.