Researchers Rarely Have Access to Entire Populations

question 27

Multiple Choice

Researchers rarely have access to entire populations.How do researchers resolve this limitation?

• A) They do not need to resolve this; it is not a limitation at all.
• B) They record data from an entire population of people to make inferences concerning characteristics in a sample.
• C) They record data from as many persons in a population as possible to draw conclusions concerning only those individuals.
• D) They record data from a sample of people in the larger population in order to make inferences concerning characteristics in that larger population.

---

Definitions:

Probability

Estimating the chances of an event manifesting.

Business Class

A class of airline service that provides enhanced amenities, greater seat comfort, and higher levels of service than economy class.

Probability

This is the estimation of an event's probability, indicated by a number from 0 to 1, where 0 is the impossibility of the event and 1 is absolute certainty.

Smart

Exhibiting intelligence and cleverness, often applied to devices with automated or responsive features due to embedded technology.