A Focus Group

question 92

Multiple Choice

A focus group

• A)consists of an interviewer and a subject discussing a single topic of interest to the interviewer.
• B)is not useful for testing hypotheses.
• C)typically consists of four to six members.
• D)requires selecting members so that they form relatively heterogeneous groups in order to get perspectives from those with different socioeconomic backgrounds.
• E)involves having subjects fill out a survey on one topic.

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