NSG 6101 QUANTITATIVE SAMPLING DATA COLLECTION
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (30 Q/A)
1. Sampling may be defined as which of the following?
A) Selection of an accessible population for a study
B) Selection of a subset of a population to represent the entire
population
C) Assignment of study participants to treatment groups
D) Technique for ensuring that every element in the population has an
equal chance of being included in the study
2. Bias in a sample for a quantitative study refers to which of the following?
A) Lack of heterogeneity in the population on the attribute of interest
B) Sample selection using nonprobability-type sampling methods
C) The margin of error in the data obtained from samples
D) Systematic over- or underrepresentation of a key attribute vis-a-vis
the population
3. Strata are incorporated into the design of which of the following sampling
approaches?
A) Systematic
B) Purposive
C) Quota
D) Consecutive
4. Which of the following is a probability sampling method?
A) Convenience sampling
B) Systematic sampling
C) Consecutive sampling
D) Quota sampling
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, 5. The sampling design that would be especially likely to yield a
representative sample is which of the following?
A) Consecutive
B) Convenience
C) Purposive
D) Quota
6. Which of the following types of sample is considered to be the weakest for
quantitative studies?
A) Convenience
B) Quota
C) Purposive
D) Systematic
7. A researcher used a systematic sampling plan. The sample size was 200.
The sampling interval was 250. The first element drawn was 196. The
second element would be:
A) 396
B) 45
C) 446
D) 646
8. Which of the following is the most widely used data collection method by
nurse researchers?
A) Records
B) Self-reports
C) Observation
D) Biophysiologic measures
9. A major advantage of closed-ended questions is that they do which of the
following?
A) Are easy to construct
B) Are analyzed in a straightforward manner
C) Encourage in-depth responses
D) Are not subject to response biases
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (30 Q/A)
1. Sampling may be defined as which of the following?
A) Selection of an accessible population for a study
B) Selection of a subset of a population to represent the entire
population
C) Assignment of study participants to treatment groups
D) Technique for ensuring that every element in the population has an
equal chance of being included in the study
2. Bias in a sample for a quantitative study refers to which of the following?
A) Lack of heterogeneity in the population on the attribute of interest
B) Sample selection using nonprobability-type sampling methods
C) The margin of error in the data obtained from samples
D) Systematic over- or underrepresentation of a key attribute vis-a-vis
the population
3. Strata are incorporated into the design of which of the following sampling
approaches?
A) Systematic
B) Purposive
C) Quota
D) Consecutive
4. Which of the following is a probability sampling method?
A) Convenience sampling
B) Systematic sampling
C) Consecutive sampling
D) Quota sampling
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, 5. The sampling design that would be especially likely to yield a
representative sample is which of the following?
A) Consecutive
B) Convenience
C) Purposive
D) Quota
6. Which of the following types of sample is considered to be the weakest for
quantitative studies?
A) Convenience
B) Quota
C) Purposive
D) Systematic
7. A researcher used a systematic sampling plan. The sample size was 200.
The sampling interval was 250. The first element drawn was 196. The
second element would be:
A) 396
B) 45
C) 446
D) 646
8. Which of the following is the most widely used data collection method by
nurse researchers?
A) Records
B) Self-reports
C) Observation
D) Biophysiologic measures
9. A major advantage of closed-ended questions is that they do which of the
following?
A) Are easy to construct
B) Are analyzed in a straightforward manner
C) Encourage in-depth responses
D) Are not subject to response biases
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