part 1. A researcher is asked to contact 125 members of academic staff in a univ

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part 1. A researcher is asked to contact 125 members of academic staff in a university at random using the university telephone directory. This is achieved by opening the pages at random and selecting the first 125 names on the page. This is an example of?

a. Chance sampling

b. A simple random sample

c. Selection bias

d. Strategic sampling

Part 2. . You design a questionnaire to survey people’s opinions about the increased tuition fees for undergraduate students at UK universities and administer it to 100 new undergraduate students, all of whom have paid the increased fee in 2012. You receive a 100% response rate. This is an example of?

a. A well-designed survey

b. Chance

c. A poorly designed survey because of selection bias in the sampling

d. None of the above

Explanation / Answer

1. Answer: D Strategic sampling

2. Answer: C A poorly designed survey because of selection bias in the sampling.

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