Which of the Following Describes a Sequential Design

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes a sequential design?

• A)Studying a group of 5 year olds over a 10 year period
• B)Comparing reasoning abilities of 5, 8, and 10 year-olds
• C)Measuring motor abilities of a child when she is 2 years old and then measuring her abilities again when she is 5 years old
• D)Studying groups of 10- and 15-year-olds, and then studying these individuals 2, 4, and 6 years later

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Definitions:

Target Population

The specific group of individuals to which research findings are intended to be generalized.

Sample

A part of a population selected for measurement, observation, or questioning to provide information about the whole.

Population Frame

A complete list of all the items or individuals in the population to be studied, from which a sample is drawn for research.

Sampling Theory

A field of study concerned with the selection of individual observations intended to yield some knowledge about a population, especially for the purposes of statistical inference.