Dr Dowling Is a Clinical Psychologist Who Is Interested in the Link

question 6

Essay

Dr. Dowling is a clinical psychologist who is interested in the link between mental illness and criminal activity. She gets IRB permission to study patients at all five inpatient/residential mental health facilities in her state. There are 4,307 patients currently living in these facilities. She asks patients whether they have ever been arrested for a crime and whether they have ever been convicted of a crime. She collects a sample size of 1,369. She finds that 27% (+/− 3%) report having been arrested for a crime but that only 13% (+/− 3%) have been convicted of a crime.
Choose a representative sampling technique and a biased sampling technique. Explain how Dr. Dowling would implement each of these sampling techniques.

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Definitions:

Teres Major

A muscle of the upper limb that assists in rotating the arm and bringing it towards the body.

Deltoid

A large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint, responsible for lifting the arm and giving the shoulder its range of motion.

Teres Major

A muscle of the upper limb that helps in the rotation and adduction of the arm.

Pectoralis Major

A large chest muscle that contributes to arm flexion, rotation, and adduction.