Compared to Other Methods Found in Chapter 12, Survey Research

question 1

Multiple Choice

Compared to other methods found in Chapter 12, survey research

• A) does not have a problem with reactivity
• B) is more likely to use convenience sampling
• C) has a greater need for the sample to be representative
• D) will tend to have a smaller sample size

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Definitions:

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set.

Coefficient of Variation

A normalized measure of dispersion of a probability distribution, calculated as the ratio of the standard deviation to the mean, usually expressed as a percentage.

Variability

The extent to which data points in a dataset differ from each other and from the mean of the dataset.

Standard Deviation

The statistical measurement that calculates the spread or dispersion of a dataset relative to its mean, providing insight into the concentration of data points.