Scenario C

question 96

Multiple Choice

Scenario C. Use the information given below to answer the questions that follow.
You have been assigned a team project. You are concerned about this project because your grades depend upon the performance of the team. The students in your team are hard-working and committed. However, you have one team member, Mike, who feels that the course is not important, and that he has better things to do. Mike has decided to let the others do the work. Also, there are some team members who work hard as long as everyone is together, but do not work well on their own.
-In this situation, for your team to perform well (and for you to get a good grade) , you would like to create a set of _____ that are positive and productive.

• A) norms
• B) forms
• C) checklists
• D) reports
• E) contracts

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Definitions:

Representative Sample

A segment of the population that precisely mirrors the characteristics of the whole population.

Population

The entire group of individuals or instances about whom the research is focused.

Sampling Error

The difference between a statistic derived from a sample and the corresponding statistic of the entire population, due to chance variation in selecting the sample.

Population

The entire group of individuals or items that a researcher or statistician is interested in studying.