A Researcher Wishes to Examine Whether a Teaching Program for Parents

question 36

Multiple Choice

A researcher wishes to examine whether a teaching program for parents increases adherence to a drug regimen among children with seizure disorders.A convenience sample of children in a large teaching hospital is proposed.To prevent confounding of the results by socioeconomic status and type of health insurance,the researcher will utilize which additional sampling technique?

• A) Cluster
• B) Network
• C) Quota
• D) Theoretical

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Meta-Communication

Communication about communication, referring to the ways in which individuals convey how their messages should be interpreted.

Semantics

The branch of linguistics concerned with the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences.

Language Routines

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Verbal

Relating to or in the form of words, especially spoken communication.