Research Errors: Selection Bias & Sampling Methods
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What is crucial in descriptive research when investigating the prevalence of a disease in a population?

  • A minor deviation from a representative sample
  • Convenience sampling
  • A large sample size
  • A perfectly representative sample (correct)
  • What is the recommended approach to sampling in any research design?

  • Systematic sampling
  • Convenience sampling
  • Avoid convenience sampling (correct)
  • Minor deviations from a representative sample
  • What is the primary concern in analytic research when it comes to sampling?

  • Minor deviations from a representative sample
  • Random error
  • Selection bias (correct)
  • Systematic error
  • What is the primary goal of descriptive research?

    <p>To describe a population</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for errors that affect the same direction of the true value?

    <p>Systematic error</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of having a large sample size?

    <p>Reduces random error</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary limitation of convenience sampling?

    <p>It is prone to selection bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for errors that occur by chance?

    <p>Random error</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of analytic research?

    <p>To establish a cause-and-effect relationship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the error that occurs when the sample is not representative of the population?

    <p>Selection bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary advantage of a perfectly representative sample?

    <p>It ensures generalizability</p> Signup and view all the answers

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