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1) An entire group under study, as specified by the objectives of the research project, is known as the: A) population B) sample C) sample unit D) census E) study group 2) A subset of the population that should represent the entire group, is known as a: A) population B) sample unit C) census D) sample E) population set 3) An accounting of everyone in the population is known as: A) a population B) a sample C) a sample unit D) a census E) comprehensive accounting 4) In Canada a census is taken every five years of: A) all households B) 80% of the population C) 1 in 5 households D) 50% of the population E) In Canada is a census is taken every 4 years. 5) A master list of all the members of the population is known as the: A) sample list B) population master list C) master frame D) sample frame E) population frame 6) Sampling error can be caused by: A) the size of the population B) the method of the sample unit definition C) the method of sample selection D) the method of population selection E) the education of the researcher 7) If we define our population as all households in the city of Montreal, Quebec, and we use the Montreal telephone directory from which to draw our sample, we would likely have: A) a survey with sample frame error B) a representative survey C) a survey containing error D) a survey with a poorly defined master list E) a census 8) Which of the following statements does NOT support the concept of the “power of a sample?” A) The energy required to perform the study will not be justified by the findings B) The cost of a census outweighs the benefits of the results C) The amount of time required to do a census is not available D) A census is always preferred over a sample E) Sample findings can be generalized to the population. 9) Which of the following statements is NOT true with respect to using a nonprobability method? A) the selection technique is subjective B) there is diminished representativeness C) the population size is known D) it is inherently biased E) it is faster, takes less energy, and easier than a probability method 10) Which of the following is NOT true of nonprobability samples? A) they are nonrandom sampling techniques B) they can be prone to subconscious biases C) they use human intervention D) the chances of any one population member being selected into the sample can be computed E) there is no way to determine the probability of a population member being selected into the sample, even if the population size is known