Prodigy Placement Is a Private Elementary School Located in the Center

question 85

Multiple Choice

Prodigy Placement is a private elementary school located in the center of Manhattan. Students at the school are considered in the top 1% of their age group in terms of IQ scores and aptitude. Parents who want to send their children to the school must get on a waiting list as soon as the child is 12 months old and must make a deposit of $5,000 to the school in order to hold the child's "application" until they reach the age of 5 years. Emma's parents put her on the waiting list at the age of 1 year and paid the deposit; however, when Emma became five years old, she did not want to attend the school even though she tested above the requirement. Her parents made the decision to enroll her for the upcoming school year. In this case, Emma ___ part of the market for Prodigy Placement, and her parents ____ part of the market

• A)was; were; because Emma needed to attend school.
• B)was; were; because Emma had the authority to attend the school.
• C)was; were; because they had the authority.
• D)was not; were; because Emma lacked the desire.
• E)was not; were; because Emma lacked willingness.

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Definitions:

Self-Selected Samples

A sample in which the participants have volunteered themselves, which may lead to bias and unrepresentative samples.

Stratified Random Samples

A sampling method that involves dividing the population into subgroups (strata) and randomly selecting samples from each stratum, aiming to ensure representation of key subgroups.

Cluster Samples

A sampling technique where the population is divided into groups, or clusters, and a random sample of these groups is selected to be surveyed or studied.

Target Population

The entire group about which a researcher wishes to make conclusions based on a statistical study.