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1			A population is:
			A)	selected from the sample.
			B)	selected from the sampling frame.
			C)	determined by identifying the characteristics the researcher wants participants to have.
2			From largest to smallest, the correct order is:
			A)	sample, sampling frame, population.
			B)	sampling frame, population, sample.
			C)	population, sampling frame, sample.
			D)	population, sample, sampling frame.
			E)	sample, population, sampling frame.
			F)	sampling frame, sample, population.
3			Generalizability is the extent to which
			A)	the sample is like the population.
			B)	conclusions developed from the data collected from a sample can be extended to the population.
			C)	error exists in the population.
			D)	participants in the sample are biased toward the research topic.
			E)	participants in the population are biased toward the research topic.
4			Probability sampling means that selection of participants is:
			A)	random.
			B)	purposive.
			C)	not random.
			D)	based on convenience.
			E)	none of the above.
5			Sampling error is:
			A)	the number of times a person is contacted before they agree to participate in a research project.
			B)	the degree to which a sample differs from population characteristics.
			C)	always present.
			D)	the number of individuals who do not agree to be part of the sample.
			E)	b. and c.
6			Convenience, volunteers, and snowball samples are types of:
			A)	probability samples.
			B)	random samples.
			C)	nonprobability samples.
			D)	systematic samples.
			E)	stratified samples.
7			A significance level is:
			A)	the degree to which research findings have social significance.
			B)	the degree to which the sample mirrors the population.
			C)	the term used to describe research that has practical significance.
			D)	the level of error the researcher is willing to accept for each statistical test.
			E)	the proportion of the population to the sample.
8			Significance level is:
			A)	the same as the probability level.
			B)	reported as p or alpha level in written research reports.
			C)	set by the researcher prior to computing the statistical test.
			D)	all of the above.
9			Hypothesis testing:
			A)	is an act of decision making.
			B)	is used in qualitative research.
			C)	is based on the research or alternative hypothesis.
			D)	assesses the practical and social significance of the research finding.
			E)	is based on an alpha level of .00.