Sean Knows a Lot About Racial Tensions in Public Schools

question 43

Multiple Choice

Sean knows a lot about racial tensions in public schools. He wants to conduct a quantitative study that examines the current state of affairs in public schools. He contacts two school districts, one that has a history of problems and one that does not randomly selects students from these schools to participate in his study. One concern with the study, however, is that Sean used

• A) convenience sampling.
• B) purposive sampling.
• C) quota sampling.
• D) multistage sampling.

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Definitions:

Popularity

The state or condition of being liked, admired, or supported by many people.

Entertainment Expenditures

Money spent on activities or products that provide leisure and enjoyment, such as movies, games, concerts, and hobbies.

Mode

The value that appears most frequently in a data set, representing the most common or popular outcome among a set of observations.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values.