Judgment Samples Are Distinguished by the Fact That

question 87

Multiple Choice

Judgment samples are distinguished by the fact that

• A) those entering the sample happen to be where the study is being done when it is being done.
• B) the proportion of those possessing a given characteristic is balanced against the proportion of the population possessing the characteristic.
• C) each field worker is allowed to judge whether any given respondent would be a good representative of the population.
• D) the sample elements are hand picked by the investigator because it is expected they can offer the contributions sought.
• E) they are superior to other forms of sampling for descriptive studies.

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