A Representative Sample Is A

question 127

Multiple Choice

A representative sample is a:

• A)group of participants that closely parallels the larger group to be studied on relevant characteristics, such as age, sex, race, marital status, and educational level.
• B)sample questionnaire that represents the most likely set of survey responses.
• C)small group of volunteers who try to predict the survey results.
• D)list of all the possible questions that might be represented on the final survey.

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Definitions:

mRNA

Messenger RNA, a type of RNA that conveys genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it specifies the amino acid sequence of the protein product.

Transcription

The process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA).

Codon

Three-base sequence in messenger RNA that during translation directs the addition of a particular amino acid into a protein or directs termination of the process.

DNA Molecule

The biological structure consisting of two long strands of nucleotides twisted into a double helix, carrying genetic information.